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1PaulCranswick
Just down the street from the library is the Istana Budaya - Palace of Culture. An interesting street architecturally I think you will agree!
2PaulCranswick
Books read so far:
1 North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
2 The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
3 The Guards by Ken Bruen
4 Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
5 Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
6 Shadow by Karin Alvtegen
7 The Road Home by Rose Tremain
8 One Pair of Hands by Monica Dickens
9 Pure by Andrew Miller
10 The Appointment by Herta Muller
11 The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
12 The Battle of Pollocks Crossing by J.L. Carr
13 No Glossing Over It by Gary Edwards
14 Unknown by Mari Jungstedt
15 The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16 Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
17 Zoo Station by David Downing
18 The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
19 Jack Sheppard by William Ainsworth
20 An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington
21 The Fourth Man by K.O. Dahl
22 Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
23 Troubles by J.G. Farrell
24 My Life in Cricket by Dennis Lillee
25 Voyageurs by Margaret Elphinstone
26 The Affair by Lee Child
27 The Potter's Field by Andrea Camilleri
28 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
29 The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
30 Praying Mantis by Andre Brink
31 Parky by Michael Parkinson
32 All Men Are Liars by Alberto Manguel
33 The Detour by Gerbrand Bakker
34 The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
35 Legion of the Damned by Sven Hassel
36 Treblinka : A Survivor's Memory by Chil Rajchman
37 L'Enver de Treblinka by Vasily Grossman
38 Open Season by C.J. Box
39 Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman
40 The Chalk-Circle Man by Fred Vargas
41 Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig
42 The Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White
43 Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
44 Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
45 The Butterfly Effect by Pernille Rygg
46 Twist of Gold by Michael Morpurgo
47 Eternal by Craig Russell
48 Life by Keith Richards
49 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter
50 Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
51 The Half-Finished Heaven by Tomas Transtromer
52 Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet by Gerry Davis
53 War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
54 In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee
55 Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster by Terrance Dicks
56 The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
57 The Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks
58 We Were Young and Carefree by Laurent Fignon
59 River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
60 Thirty Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
61 Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors by Brian Hayles
62 Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum
63 Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell
64 Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
65 Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olson
66 Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands
67 The Deep Dark Sleep by Craig Russell
68 Burned by Thomas Enger
69 Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
70 The Age of Doubt by Andrea Camilleri
71 The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
72 An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
73 Room by Emma Donoghue
74 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
75 The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
76 Doctor Who and the Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks
77 The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
78 Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
79 The Sun King by Nancy Mitford
80 Death in August by Marco Vichi
81 Ratcatcher by James McGee
82 Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriadson
1 North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
2 The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
3 The Guards by Ken Bruen
4 Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
5 Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
6 Shadow by Karin Alvtegen
7 The Road Home by Rose Tremain
8 One Pair of Hands by Monica Dickens
9 Pure by Andrew Miller
10 The Appointment by Herta Muller
11 The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
12 The Battle of Pollocks Crossing by J.L. Carr
13 No Glossing Over It by Gary Edwards
14 Unknown by Mari Jungstedt
15 The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16 Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
17 Zoo Station by David Downing
18 The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
19 Jack Sheppard by William Ainsworth
20 An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington
21 The Fourth Man by K.O. Dahl
22 Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
23 Troubles by J.G. Farrell
24 My Life in Cricket by Dennis Lillee
25 Voyageurs by Margaret Elphinstone
26 The Affair by Lee Child
27 The Potter's Field by Andrea Camilleri
28 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
29 The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
30 Praying Mantis by Andre Brink
31 Parky by Michael Parkinson
32 All Men Are Liars by Alberto Manguel
33 The Detour by Gerbrand Bakker
34 The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
35 Legion of the Damned by Sven Hassel
36 Treblinka : A Survivor's Memory by Chil Rajchman
37 L'Enver de Treblinka by Vasily Grossman
38 Open Season by C.J. Box
39 Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman
40 The Chalk-Circle Man by Fred Vargas
41 Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig
42 The Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White
43 Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
44 Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
45 The Butterfly Effect by Pernille Rygg
46 Twist of Gold by Michael Morpurgo
47 Eternal by Craig Russell
48 Life by Keith Richards
49 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter
50 Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
51 The Half-Finished Heaven by Tomas Transtromer
52 Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet by Gerry Davis
53 War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
54 In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee
55 Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster by Terrance Dicks
56 The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
57 The Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks
58 We Were Young and Carefree by Laurent Fignon
59 River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
60 Thirty Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
61 Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors by Brian Hayles
62 Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum
63 Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell
64 Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
65 Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olson
66 Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands
67 The Deep Dark Sleep by Craig Russell
68 Burned by Thomas Enger
69 Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
70 The Age of Doubt by Andrea Camilleri
71 The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
72 An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
73 Room by Emma Donoghue
74 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
75 The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
76 Doctor Who and the Three Doctors by Terrance Dicks
77 The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
78 Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
79 The Sun King by Nancy Mitford
80 Death in August by Marco Vichi
81 Ratcatcher by James McGee
82 Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriadson
3PaulCranswick
Best Books of the Year so far:
Literary Fiction
1. The Road Home
2 Lyrics Alley
3 Room
4 Dandelion Wine
5 Sea of Poppies
Thrillers
1. Zoo Station
2. The Deep Dark Sleep
3. The Potter's Field
4 Divorcing Jack
5 Disgrace
12 in 12 categories
1: Historical Fiction 9/12
2: 19th Century Fiction 4/12
3: Biography 10/12
4: In translation 8/12
5: Series Starts 10/12
6: Scandicrimesters 8/12
7: Sci-Fi 8/12
8: Noughties 5/12
9: One Word Titles 6/12
10: African Born Writers 5/12
11: Bought and Read in 2012 9/12
12: Off the Shelves 0/12 (IN RESERVE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR)
Literary Fiction
1. The Road Home
2 Lyrics Alley
3 Room
4 Dandelion Wine
5 Sea of Poppies
Thrillers
1. Zoo Station
2. The Deep Dark Sleep
3. The Potter's Field
4 Divorcing Jack
5 Disgrace
12 in 12 categories
1: Historical Fiction 9/12
2: 19th Century Fiction 4/12
3: Biography 10/12
4: In translation 8/12
5: Series Starts 10/12
6: Scandicrimesters 8/12
7: Sci-Fi 8/12
8: Noughties 5/12
9: One Word Titles 6/12
10: African Born Writers 5/12
11: Bought and Read in 2012 9/12
12: Off the Shelves 0/12 (IN RESERVE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR)
4PaulCranswick
List of my active series. Doesn't include series I own books but haven't started (far too many) or series that I have read all - Sherlock, Poirot, Marple, Dr. Who, Wallender, John Carter, Richard Hannay, Father Brown, Rougon MacQuart, etc etc etc
WRITER SERIES NEXT BOOK UP
1 Abbott, Jeff // Whit Mosley Black Jack Point 2/3
2 Adler-Olsen, Jussi // Department Q Disgrace 2/3
3 Akunin, Boris //Erast Fandorin Special Assignments 5/10
4 Atkinson, Kate //Jackson Brodie When Will There Be Good News 3/4
5 Aubert, Brigitte //Elise Andrioli Death from the Snows 2/2
6 Auel, JM //Earth's Children The Valley of Horses 2/6
7 Bateman, Colin //Dan Starkey Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men 2/7
8 Billingham, Mark //Tom Thorne Good as Dead 10/10
9 Black, Benjamin //Quirke The Silver Swan 2/5
10 Black, Cara //Aimee Leduc Murder in Belleville 2/13
11 Blake, Nicholas //Nigel Strangeways A Question of Proof 2/16
12 Block, Lawrence //Matt Scudder A Drop of the Hard Stuff 17/17
13 Block, Lawrence //Bernie Rhodenbarr The Burglar in the Closet 3/10
14 Blunt, Giles //John Cardinal Crime Machine 5/6
15 Box, C.J. //Joe Pickett Savage Run 2/12
16 Brand, Christianna //Inspector Cockrill Heads You Lose 2/6
17 Brookmyre, Christopher //Jack Parlabane Country of the Blind 2/5
18 Brown, Dan //Robert Langdon The Lost Symbol 3/3
19 Bruen, Ken //Jack Taylor The Killing of the Tinkers 2/9
20 Burke, James Lee //Robicheaux Neon Rain 2/19
21 Camilleri, Andrea //Montalbano The Dance of the Seagull 15/15
22 Carr, Caleb //Kreizler The Angel of Darkness 2/2
23 Chandler, Raymond //Philip Marlowe The High Window 4/7
24 Child, Lee //Jack Reacher A Wanted Man 17/17
25 Cornwell, Bernard //Saxon Chronicles The Burning Land 5/6
26 Cotterill, Colin //Dr. Siri Disco for the Departed 3/8
27 Crispin, Edmund //Gervase Fen The Case of the Gilded Fly 3/9
28 Dahl, KO //Frank Frolich The Man in the Window 2/3
29 Deaver, Jeffrey //Rune Death of a Blue Movie Star 2/3
30 Deighton, Len //Harry Palmer Horse Under Water 3/6
31 Deighton, Len //Bernard Samson Faith 7/9
32 DeMille, Nelson //John Corey Plum Island 2/6
33 Dibdin, Michael //Aurelio Zen Medusa 9/11
34 Downing, David //John Russell Silesian Station 2/5
35 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan //Brigadier Gerard Adventures of Gerard 2/2
36 Dunnett, Dorothy //Francis Lymond Queen's Play 2/6
37 Eastland, Sam //Pekkala The Red Coffin 2/4
38 Edwardson, Ake //Erik Winter Frozen Tracks 3/6
39 Eisler, Barry //John Rain The Detachment 7/7
40 Finder, Joseph //Nick Heller Buried Secrets 2/3
41 Forbes, Colin //Tweed Double Jeopardy 3/24
42 Ford, Richard //Bascombe Independence Day 2/3
43 Fossum, Karin //Sejer The Caller 8/9
44 Fraser, George MacDonald //Flashman Flashman in the Great Game 5/12
45 Freeling, Nicholas //Van der Valk Because of the Cats 2/13
46 Fyfield, Francis //Helen West Shadow Play 2/6
47 Gadney, Reg //Alan Rosslyn Immaculate Deception 5/6
48 Ghosh, Amitav //Ibis Trilogy River of Smoke 2/3
49 Gilman, George G //Edge Hell's Seven 9/61
50 Gray, Alex //Lorimer A Small Weeping 2/9
51 Harvey, John //Resnick Cold in Hand 11/11
52 Harvey, John //Elder Ash and Bone 2/3
53 Hewson, David //Nic Costa The Seventh Sacrament 5/9
54 Hill, Reginald //Pascoe and Dalziell Ruling Passion 3/24
55 Hillerman, Tony //Leaphorn / Chee Dancehall of the Dead 2/18
56 Holt, Anne //Vik and Stubo The Final Murder 2/4
57 Hurley, Graham //Faraday and Winter Cut to Black 5/12
58 Iggulden, Conn //Conqueror Bones of the Hills 3/5
59 Indriadson, Arnadur //Erlendur Hypothermia 6/8
60 James, PD //Dalgleish A Taste for Death 7/14
61 James, Peter //Roy Grace Dead Tomorrow 5/8
62 Jardine, Quintin //Bob Skinner Skinner's Ordeal 5/22
63 Jecks, Michael //Medieval Mysteries The Merchant's Partner 2/31
64 Johnstone, William W //Mountain Man Ordeal of the Mountain Man 17/32
65 Jungstedt, Mari //Knutas The Killer's Art 4/7
66 Kerr, Philip //Bernie Gunther A Quiet Flame 5/8
67 Leon, Donna //Brunetti The Girl of His Dreams 17/21
68 Lovesey, Peter //Peter Diamond The Summons 3/13
69 Lucarelli, Carlos //Negro Day after Day 2/2
70 Ludlum, Robert //Bourne The Bourne Supremacy 2/3
71 MacBride, Stuart //Logan McRae Shatter the Bones 7/7
72 MacDonald, Ross //Lew Archer The Way Some People Die 3/18
73 Mahfouz, Naguib //Cairo Trilogy Palace of Desire 2/3
74 Manning, Olivia //The Levant Trilogy The Battle Lost and Won 2/3
75 Mantel, Hilary //Cromwell Series Bring Up the Bodies 2/3
76 Marklund, Liza //Bengtzon Paradise 2/6
77 Martin, Andrew //Jim Stringer The Blackpool Highflyer 2/8
78 McBain, Ed //87th Precinct Killer's Choice 5/55
79 McCall-Smith, Alexander Tears of the Giraffe 2/13
80 Nabb, Magdalen //Guarnaccia Death of a Dutchman 2/14
81 Nadel, Barbara //Ikmen Deep Waters 4/15
82 Napier, William //Attila The Gathering of the Storm 2/3
83 Nesbo, Jo //Harry Hole Phantom 7/8
84 Nesser, Hakan //Van Veeteren The Inspector and Silence 5/7
85 O'Brian, Patrick //Aubrey Post Captain 2/21
86 O'Brien, Martin //Jacquot Confession 5/7
87 Plaidy, Jean //Tudor Saga Uneasy Lies the Head 2/11
88 Price, Anthony //Audley The Alamut Ambush 2/19
89 Rankin, Ian //Rebus The Hanging Garden 10/18
90 Rees, Matt //Omar Yussef The Saladin Murders 2/4
91 Rendell, Ruth //Wexford From Doon With Death 3/23
92 Rickman, Phil //Merrily Watkins Midwinter of the Spirit 2/11
93 Robinson, Peter //Banks Watching the Dark 20/20
94 Russell, Craig //Lennox The Deep Dark Sleep 3/4
95 Russell, Craig //Jan Fabel The Carnival Master 4/6
96 Sandford, John //Lucas Davenport Buried Prey 21/22
97 Sansom, CJ // Shardlake Dark Fire 2/5
98 Sayers, Dorothy L //Lord Peter Wimsey Whose Body? 2/14
99 Sigurdottir, Yrsa Thora //Gudmundsdottir Ashes to Dust 3/4
100 Silva, Daniel //Gabriel Allon Portrait of a Spy 11/12
101 Simenon, Georges //Maigret The Crime of Inspector Maigret 9/98
102 Sjowall, Maj //Beck The Man Who Went Up in Smoke 2/10
103 Smith, Tom Rob //Demidov Agent 6 3/3
104 Taylor, Andrew //Dougal Waiting for the End of the World 2/8
105 Temple, Peter //Jack Irish Black Tide 2/4
106 Vargas, Fred //Adamsberg Have Mercy on Us All 2/7
107 Waites, Martyn //Joe Donovan Bone Machine 2/4
108 White, Stephen //Alan Gregory Privelged Information 2/19
109 Wilson, Robert //Javier Falcon The Silent and the Damned 2/4
110 Wingfield, RD //Jack Frost Frost at Christmas 3/6
111 Cornwell, Bernard // Richard Sharpe Sharpe's Gold 2/21
112 Enger, Thomas // Henning Juul Pierced 2/2
113 Forester, C.S. // Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower 2/11
114 Tey, Josephine // Alan Grant
115 Taylor, Patrick // Dr. Laverty
116 Vichi, Marco // Inspector Bordelli
117 McGee, James // Matthew Hawkswood
ALTERNATIVELY LOOK ME UP ON FICTFACT.COM WHICH HAS A FULLER LIST INCLUDING THOSE COMPLETED AND THOSE WHERE I HAVE THE BOOK BUT HAVEN'T STARTED THE SERIES YET (THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE)
WRITER SERIES NEXT BOOK UP
1 Abbott, Jeff // Whit Mosley Black Jack Point 2/3
2 Adler-Olsen, Jussi // Department Q Disgrace 2/3
3 Akunin, Boris //Erast Fandorin Special Assignments 5/10
4 Atkinson, Kate //Jackson Brodie When Will There Be Good News 3/4
5 Aubert, Brigitte //Elise Andrioli Death from the Snows 2/2
6 Auel, JM //Earth's Children The Valley of Horses 2/6
7 Bateman, Colin //Dan Starkey Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men 2/7
8 Billingham, Mark //Tom Thorne Good as Dead 10/10
9 Black, Benjamin //Quirke The Silver Swan 2/5
10 Black, Cara //Aimee Leduc Murder in Belleville 2/13
11 Blake, Nicholas //Nigel Strangeways A Question of Proof 2/16
12 Block, Lawrence //Matt Scudder A Drop of the Hard Stuff 17/17
13 Block, Lawrence //Bernie Rhodenbarr The Burglar in the Closet 3/10
14 Blunt, Giles //John Cardinal Crime Machine 5/6
15 Box, C.J. //Joe Pickett Savage Run 2/12
16 Brand, Christianna //Inspector Cockrill Heads You Lose 2/6
17 Brookmyre, Christopher //Jack Parlabane Country of the Blind 2/5
18 Brown, Dan //Robert Langdon The Lost Symbol 3/3
19 Bruen, Ken //Jack Taylor The Killing of the Tinkers 2/9
20 Burke, James Lee //Robicheaux Neon Rain 2/19
21 Camilleri, Andrea //Montalbano The Dance of the Seagull 15/15
22 Carr, Caleb //Kreizler The Angel of Darkness 2/2
23 Chandler, Raymond //Philip Marlowe The High Window 4/7
24 Child, Lee //Jack Reacher A Wanted Man 17/17
25 Cornwell, Bernard //Saxon Chronicles The Burning Land 5/6
26 Cotterill, Colin //Dr. Siri Disco for the Departed 3/8
27 Crispin, Edmund //Gervase Fen The Case of the Gilded Fly 3/9
28 Dahl, KO //Frank Frolich The Man in the Window 2/3
29 Deaver, Jeffrey //Rune Death of a Blue Movie Star 2/3
30 Deighton, Len //Harry Palmer Horse Under Water 3/6
31 Deighton, Len //Bernard Samson Faith 7/9
32 DeMille, Nelson //John Corey Plum Island 2/6
33 Dibdin, Michael //Aurelio Zen Medusa 9/11
34 Downing, David //John Russell Silesian Station 2/5
35 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan //Brigadier Gerard Adventures of Gerard 2/2
36 Dunnett, Dorothy //Francis Lymond Queen's Play 2/6
37 Eastland, Sam //Pekkala The Red Coffin 2/4
38 Edwardson, Ake //Erik Winter Frozen Tracks 3/6
39 Eisler, Barry //John Rain The Detachment 7/7
40 Finder, Joseph //Nick Heller Buried Secrets 2/3
41 Forbes, Colin //Tweed Double Jeopardy 3/24
42 Ford, Richard //Bascombe Independence Day 2/3
43 Fossum, Karin //Sejer The Caller 8/9
44 Fraser, George MacDonald //Flashman Flashman in the Great Game 5/12
45 Freeling, Nicholas //Van der Valk Because of the Cats 2/13
46 Fyfield, Francis //Helen West Shadow Play 2/6
47 Gadney, Reg //Alan Rosslyn Immaculate Deception 5/6
48 Ghosh, Amitav //Ibis Trilogy River of Smoke 2/3
49 Gilman, George G //Edge Hell's Seven 9/61
50 Gray, Alex //Lorimer A Small Weeping 2/9
51 Harvey, John //Resnick Cold in Hand 11/11
52 Harvey, John //Elder Ash and Bone 2/3
53 Hewson, David //Nic Costa The Seventh Sacrament 5/9
54 Hill, Reginald //Pascoe and Dalziell Ruling Passion 3/24
55 Hillerman, Tony //Leaphorn / Chee Dancehall of the Dead 2/18
56 Holt, Anne //Vik and Stubo The Final Murder 2/4
57 Hurley, Graham //Faraday and Winter Cut to Black 5/12
58 Iggulden, Conn //Conqueror Bones of the Hills 3/5
59 Indriadson, Arnadur //Erlendur Hypothermia 6/8
60 James, PD //Dalgleish A Taste for Death 7/14
61 James, Peter //Roy Grace Dead Tomorrow 5/8
62 Jardine, Quintin //Bob Skinner Skinner's Ordeal 5/22
63 Jecks, Michael //Medieval Mysteries The Merchant's Partner 2/31
64 Johnstone, William W //Mountain Man Ordeal of the Mountain Man 17/32
65 Jungstedt, Mari //Knutas The Killer's Art 4/7
66 Kerr, Philip //Bernie Gunther A Quiet Flame 5/8
67 Leon, Donna //Brunetti The Girl of His Dreams 17/21
68 Lovesey, Peter //Peter Diamond The Summons 3/13
69 Lucarelli, Carlos //Negro Day after Day 2/2
70 Ludlum, Robert //Bourne The Bourne Supremacy 2/3
71 MacBride, Stuart //Logan McRae Shatter the Bones 7/7
72 MacDonald, Ross //Lew Archer The Way Some People Die 3/18
73 Mahfouz, Naguib //Cairo Trilogy Palace of Desire 2/3
74 Manning, Olivia //The Levant Trilogy The Battle Lost and Won 2/3
75 Mantel, Hilary //Cromwell Series Bring Up the Bodies 2/3
76 Marklund, Liza //Bengtzon Paradise 2/6
77 Martin, Andrew //Jim Stringer The Blackpool Highflyer 2/8
78 McBain, Ed //87th Precinct Killer's Choice 5/55
79 McCall-Smith, Alexander Tears of the Giraffe 2/13
80 Nabb, Magdalen //Guarnaccia Death of a Dutchman 2/14
81 Nadel, Barbara //Ikmen Deep Waters 4/15
82 Napier, William //Attila The Gathering of the Storm 2/3
83 Nesbo, Jo //Harry Hole Phantom 7/8
84 Nesser, Hakan //Van Veeteren The Inspector and Silence 5/7
85 O'Brian, Patrick //Aubrey Post Captain 2/21
86 O'Brien, Martin //Jacquot Confession 5/7
87 Plaidy, Jean //Tudor Saga Uneasy Lies the Head 2/11
88 Price, Anthony //Audley The Alamut Ambush 2/19
89 Rankin, Ian //Rebus The Hanging Garden 10/18
90 Rees, Matt //Omar Yussef The Saladin Murders 2/4
91 Rendell, Ruth //Wexford From Doon With Death 3/23
92 Rickman, Phil //Merrily Watkins Midwinter of the Spirit 2/11
93 Robinson, Peter //Banks Watching the Dark 20/20
94 Russell, Craig //Lennox The Deep Dark Sleep 3/4
95 Russell, Craig //Jan Fabel The Carnival Master 4/6
96 Sandford, John //Lucas Davenport Buried Prey 21/22
97 Sansom, CJ // Shardlake Dark Fire 2/5
98 Sayers, Dorothy L //Lord Peter Wimsey Whose Body? 2/14
99 Sigurdottir, Yrsa Thora //Gudmundsdottir Ashes to Dust 3/4
100 Silva, Daniel //Gabriel Allon Portrait of a Spy 11/12
101 Simenon, Georges //Maigret The Crime of Inspector Maigret 9/98
102 Sjowall, Maj //Beck The Man Who Went Up in Smoke 2/10
103 Smith, Tom Rob //Demidov Agent 6 3/3
104 Taylor, Andrew //Dougal Waiting for the End of the World 2/8
105 Temple, Peter //Jack Irish Black Tide 2/4
106 Vargas, Fred //Adamsberg Have Mercy on Us All 2/7
107 Waites, Martyn //Joe Donovan Bone Machine 2/4
108 White, Stephen //Alan Gregory Privelged Information 2/19
109 Wilson, Robert //Javier Falcon The Silent and the Damned 2/4
110 Wingfield, RD //Jack Frost Frost at Christmas 3/6
111 Cornwell, Bernard // Richard Sharpe Sharpe's Gold 2/21
112 Enger, Thomas // Henning Juul Pierced 2/2
113 Forester, C.S. // Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower 2/11
114 Tey, Josephine // Alan Grant
115 Taylor, Patrick // Dr. Laverty
116 Vichi, Marco // Inspector Bordelli
117 McGee, James // Matthew Hawkswood
ALTERNATIVELY LOOK ME UP ON FICTFACT.COM WHICH HAS A FULLER LIST INCLUDING THOSE COMPLETED AND THOSE WHERE I HAVE THE BOOK BUT HAVEN'T STARTED THE SERIES YET (THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE)
5PaulCranswick
NOBEL CHALLENGE
NOBEL WINNERS READ WITH FAVOURITE WORK READ SO FAR:
2011 The Half-Finished Heaven by Tomas Transtromer
2009 The Appointment by Herta Muller
2007 The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
2006 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
2005 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter
2003 The Master of Petersburg by J.M.Coetzee
2001 A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul
1998 The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by Jose Saramago
1995 Station Island by Seamus Heaney
1994 A Quiet Life by Kenzaburo Oe
1991 July's People by Nadine Gordimer
1988 Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
1987 On Grief and Reason by Joseph Brodsky
1983 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
1982 A Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
1976 Herzog by Saul Bellow
1972 Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Boll
1970 Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1968 Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
1964 The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre
1962 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
1961 Bridge On the Drina by Ivo Andric
1958 Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
1957 The Plague by Albert Camus
1955 The Atom Station by Halldor Laxness
1954 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
1953 History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill
1949 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
1948 The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
1947 The Counterfeiters by Andre Gide
1946 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
1938 The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
1932 A Man of Property by John Galsworthy
1930 Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
1925 Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
1923 Collected Poems by W.B. Yeats
1921 And the Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole France
1907 Kim by Rudyard Kipling
UNREAD NOBEL WINNERS ON THE SHELVES
2012 Red Sorghum by Ha Jin
2010 The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
2008 The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clezio
2004 The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
2002 Fatelessness by Imre Kertesz
2000 Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
1999 The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
1993 Jazz by Toni Morrison
1992 Collected Poems 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott
1990 The Labyrinth of Solitude by Octavio Paz
1986 Ake: The Years of Childhood by Wole Soyinka
1985 Flanders Road by Claude Simon
1981 Auto de Fe by Elias Canetti
1978 The Family Moskat by Isaac Bashevis Singer
1973 Voss by Patrick White
1969 Molloy by Samuel Beckett
1965 And Slowly Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov
1952 The Desert of Love by Francois Mauriac
1950 A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
1937 Jean Barois by Roger Martin du Gard
1936 The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill
1933 The Village by Ivan Bunin
1929 Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
1920 Hunger by Knut Hamsun
1915 Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland
1913 He (Shey) by Rabindranath Tagore
1905 Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
NOBEL WINNERS READ WITH FAVOURITE WORK READ SO FAR:
2011 The Half-Finished Heaven by Tomas Transtromer
2009 The Appointment by Herta Muller
2007 The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
2006 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
2005 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter
2003 The Master of Petersburg by J.M.Coetzee
2001 A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul
1998 The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by Jose Saramago
1995 Station Island by Seamus Heaney
1994 A Quiet Life by Kenzaburo Oe
1991 July's People by Nadine Gordimer
1988 Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
1987 On Grief and Reason by Joseph Brodsky
1983 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
1982 A Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
1976 Herzog by Saul Bellow
1972 Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Boll
1970 Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1968 Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
1964 The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre
1962 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
1961 Bridge On the Drina by Ivo Andric
1958 Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
1957 The Plague by Albert Camus
1955 The Atom Station by Halldor Laxness
1954 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
1953 History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill
1949 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
1948 The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
1947 The Counterfeiters by Andre Gide
1946 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
1938 The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
1932 A Man of Property by John Galsworthy
1930 Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
1925 Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
1923 Collected Poems by W.B. Yeats
1921 And the Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole France
1907 Kim by Rudyard Kipling
UNREAD NOBEL WINNERS ON THE SHELVES
2012 Red Sorghum by Ha Jin
2010 The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
2008 The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clezio
2004 The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
2002 Fatelessness by Imre Kertesz
2000 Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
1999 The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
1993 Jazz by Toni Morrison
1992 Collected Poems 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott
1990 The Labyrinth of Solitude by Octavio Paz
1986 Ake: The Years of Childhood by Wole Soyinka
1985 Flanders Road by Claude Simon
1981 Auto de Fe by Elias Canetti
1978 The Family Moskat by Isaac Bashevis Singer
1973 Voss by Patrick White
1969 Molloy by Samuel Beckett
1965 And Slowly Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov
1952 The Desert of Love by Francois Mauriac
1950 A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
1937 Jean Barois by Roger Martin du Gard
1936 The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill
1933 The Village by Ivan Bunin
1929 Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
1920 Hunger by Knut Hamsun
1915 Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland
1913 He (Shey) by Rabindranath Tagore
1905 Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
6PaulCranswick
Currently reading:
Love and Summer by William Trevor
Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner
Boudica and Her Barmy Army by Valerie Wilding
Love and Summer by William Trevor
Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner
Boudica and Her Barmy Army by Valerie Wilding
7PaulCranswick
Well staggered breathlessly (almost literally) into thread 31 after a fairly quiet week among the threads for yours truly. I will get round to as many threads as possible in the morning tomorrow my time (most of your Saturday evenings) but in case I miss anyone - Happy Weekend everybody.
9avatiakh
Love the look of the Palace of Culture. I hope you get some rest after that mammoth drive.
10calm
Beautiful colours in that photo, very atmospheric.
Hope you and yours are having a great weekend.
Hope you and yours are having a great weekend.
11PaulCranswick
Ooops I also forgot - going to a friends 50th birthday bash tonight (I cannot drink due to medication grrrrr) and the theme is white so SWMBO and I hit the mall this early afternoon to kit ourselves out. I allowed her to go ahead and find her own dress and made my way quickly to the bookstore (no surprises there I suppose)
Resurrectionist by James McGee
Death and the Olive Grove by Marco Vichi
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Iris by Jean Marsh
Resurrectionist by James McGee
Death and the Olive Grove by Marco Vichi
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Iris by Jean Marsh
12PaulCranswick
Genny - there is a lovely theatre and they also put on cultural shows.
Kerry - I will right as rain after a good night's sleep. x
Calm - Thanks my dear - the colours are impressive aren't they?
Kerry - I will right as rain after a good night's sleep. x
Calm - Thanks my dear - the colours are impressive aren't they?
13gennyt
Harking back to your statistics updates on last thread, Paul, I just wanted to say that the statistic which really annoys me is the Posts/day figure which appears on the 'Your Zeitgeist' section of the homepage (although it does not appear anywhere I can see on the Talk and Groups page of the Statistics/Memes section of the website). This gives the average posts per day since one's membership began. Mine is a paltry 2.21 posts per day, which is really far too low because it reflects the fact that for the first four years of my membership of LT I did not post at all. From when I began posting in Feb 2010, my average posts per month is 153 (I like looking at the month by month comparison on the Talk and Groups statistics page), so that works out at around 5 posts per day. It seems to take about 30 or more posts in a short space of time before the overall average creeps up by one measly 0.01 - I wonder how many more years of regular 5 a day posting it will take before my 'silent' period earlier on will no longer significantly skew my average?! Those better at such calculations may know the answer to this!
I bet your average per day is rather higher than 5, certainly higher than 2.21?
I bet your average per day is rather higher than 5, certainly higher than 2.21?
14msf59
Congrats on the new thread, Paul! You should hit 40 easy! LOL. Hope you had a good time at the "white" party.
15maggie1944
May I join in congratulating you for a lovely new thread! The picture at the top is very dramatic and lovely. I have found that spending time reading threads which originate from all over the world has made me much more interested in traveling. Unfortunately, no funds at the moment. There is the future!
16PaulCranswick
Genny - I will surprise you now by telling you that I had never really noticed the "your zeitgeist" section of the homepage. My posts per day is 12.49 but last year I was a little more low profile than this!
Mark - I looked like a 1920's Wimbledon player! Well at 5ft 6 I suppose that it is stretching it to be a tennis player but still. Don't know whether I'll get to 40 threads or not mate but I will need a few weeks a bit more active than this one when I have been puffing and panting mostly ineffctually.
Karen - Thanks. You are right that the geographic spread amongst the group encourages the wistful amongst us to dream of travel. I am hoping to make it to the States next year and have Portland pencilled in as a place to visit. Is Lake Stevens far from there?
Mark - I looked like a 1920's Wimbledon player! Well at 5ft 6 I suppose that it is stretching it to be a tennis player but still. Don't know whether I'll get to 40 threads or not mate but I will need a few weeks a bit more active than this one when I have been puffing and panting mostly ineffctually.
Karen - Thanks. You are right that the geographic spread amongst the group encourages the wistful amongst us to dream of travel. I am hoping to make it to the States next year and have Portland pencilled in as a place to visit. Is Lake Stevens far from there?
17maggie1944
Paul - Portland is not too far.... about a 3 or 4 hour drive depending on urban traffic messes. I love going to Portland as I have 1. a hotel which happily takes my dogs; 2. a lust for Powell's Book Store; 3. my "best friend forever" lives there with her very nice husband. So, would you plan a trip there, I would be delighted to see if we can do a Meet Up! It could not be any thing but BIG FUN!
18jnwelch
Congrats on the new thread, Paul! I'm liking that photo up top, too. What a wild-looking entrance.
19gennyt
12.49 sounds about right - I'll bet yours is one of the highest, along with your other top statistics, and would be higher still if it calculated based on this year alone. Mine has just gone up to 2.22 thanks to me posting quite a few messages this morning. I tend to notice the 'Your Zeitgeist' bit because on my home page it comes just below the Talk section, which is usually my starting point for checking threads as I can access all my starred threads and my own thread(s) quickly from there. When I've got more time I go on to the group page to check out the unstarred threads and ones that have dropped further down the page.
I enjoyed Hypothermia - it was a book group read a couple of years back for me; for some reason the group chose this though it is no. 6 I think in the series and no-one had read any of the others. I managed to read Jar City first, and have since read the second one, but still need to fill in the gaps in between.
I enjoyed Hypothermia - it was a book group read a couple of years back for me; for some reason the group chose this though it is no. 6 I think in the series and no-one had read any of the others. I managed to read Jar City first, and have since read the second one, but still need to fill in the gaps in between.
20Crazymamie
Lovely new thread, Paul - LOVE the photo up top! I hadn't noticed the "your zeitgeist" section either. I learn something new every day! My posts per day is 11.26. Fascinating stuff!
21LovingLit
Morning Paul,
I hope your 50th party was fun, I attended a 30th which was very well supplied with alcohol and food. Pity we had to leave to get this kids home in bed just as the BBQ was being fired up! Still had a fun afternoon/evening though.
Breathe easy!
I hope your 50th party was fun, I attended a 30th which was very well supplied with alcohol and food. Pity we had to leave to get this kids home in bed just as the BBQ was being fired up! Still had a fun afternoon/evening though.
Breathe easy!
22johnsimpson
Hi Paul, yet another stunning photo to start your latest thread. Hope you had a good party despite being unable to drink, i like you have been purchasing more books.
23PaulCranswick
Karen - would look forward to it immensely if we can make it next year. Powell's is one of the reasons Portland is on the schedule.
Joe - I went to one or two shows that have been put on in Istana Budaya and I must say that the acoustics are very good.
Genny - I tend to go straight to the group page which probably explains why I never noticed such an interesting stat. It is a pain though that we don't seem to be able to check the "personal stats" of others.
I am in to Ratcatcher at the moment and will get going on Hypothermia tomorrow in earnest. The Erlendur series is a favourite of mine.
Mamie - I thought you would have been well in front of me in posts given that my first months on LT were very inactive as I spent all my time catloguing.
Megan - On medication so no drinking for me! Breathing is pretty much back to normal - planning to head for the hills tomorrow and get some fresh air.
John - Hope you are having a great weekend too mate. There will always be a place in my lifestyle for the accumulation of books!
Joe - I went to one or two shows that have been put on in Istana Budaya and I must say that the acoustics are very good.
Genny - I tend to go straight to the group page which probably explains why I never noticed such an interesting stat. It is a pain though that we don't seem to be able to check the "personal stats" of others.
I am in to Ratcatcher at the moment and will get going on Hypothermia tomorrow in earnest. The Erlendur series is a favourite of mine.
Mamie - I thought you would have been well in front of me in posts given that my first months on LT were very inactive as I spent all my time catloguing.
Megan - On medication so no drinking for me! Breathing is pretty much back to normal - planning to head for the hills tomorrow and get some fresh air.
John - Hope you are having a great weekend too mate. There will always be a place in my lifestyle for the accumulation of books!
24ErisofDiscord
Pretty colors on that building! Purple and yellow - I have a friend who is obsessed with the color purple. She would love that place.
Oh, and hi Paul! :D
I hope you don't mind me posting a celebratory Fourth Doctor gif for every new thread you have! I think I want it to become a tradition.
Oh, and hi Paul! :D
I hope you don't mind me posting a celebratory Fourth Doctor gif for every new thread you have! I think I want it to become a tradition.
25lauralkeet
>23 PaulCranswick:: hey Paul, you can check another person's stats by going to their profile and clicking on Statistics. That should keep you busy for a while!
26Fourpawz2
I couldn't figure out how your building up top works so I had to take a look at some other images of it and I must say it is one amazing looking structure. All those layered roofs (oh, how silly the plural of roof looks when it is typed out) are amazing. Love the purple and gold and how shiny it is! I'm a terrible magpie, I'm afraid. Just show me something sparkly and I get excited.
Am ashamed to speak of my posts per day number. Very disgraceful.
Am ashamed to speak of my posts per day number. Very disgraceful.
27gennyt
#25 You can indeed do that Laura - but sadly for some reason when you see another person's stats page it does not include the section on Groups and Talk under the sub-heading Social - and for some further unknown reason even if you could see that page, it does not include the average posts/day figure which seems to be only on one's own 'Your Zeitgeist' on the home page. But there are still plenty of other stats there to keep Paul happy!
28jolerie
Awesome new thread, sir Paul. :)
My post per day stats is skewed like Genny. I didn't start posting until 2 years after I joined LT so my current number is a paltry 2.5 and I KNOW I post more than than just based on the number of threads that I follow!
My post per day stats is skewed like Genny. I didn't start posting until 2 years after I joined LT so my current number is a paltry 2.5 and I KNOW I post more than than just based on the number of threads that I follow!
29richardderus
22,200+ posts...9.78 a day since I joined in August 2006. I don't know this for a fact, but I would bet sizable sums that this exploded after I joined the 75er madness at Stasia and Kath and Mark's various urgings in 2009.
Apparently I've also been a busy boy in Common Knowledge terms. Over 1300 facts added. Hmm. It pays to like poking around on the Internet.
Apparently I've also been a busy boy in Common Knowledge terms. Over 1300 facts added. Hmm. It pays to like poking around on the Internet.
30RebaRelishesReading
Amazing photo Paul. I would love to get back to KL someday and see all of these beautiful new buildings.
32drachenbraut23
Congrats on another new stunning thread and on your newest book haul. :) Your newest photo of KL is stunning. I hope you enjoyed your friends birthday party (despite not being able to drink) and I am curious about the theme "white" just white or something else as well? Did you and SWMBO find some interesting outfits in white?
Wish you a lovely weekend with your family!
Wish you a lovely weekend with your family!
33lauralkeet
>27 gennyt:: oh right Genny, I see your point!
35sibylline
Oh my...... I seem to have posted an average of 8.9 a day..... I found the 75 within a month or so of joining up and never looked back.
36scaifea
Lovely new thread, beautiful new building photo, and already a list of new books purchased. Everything seems to be business as usual here...
37BLBera
Hi Paul - Lovely picture, as always. I hope you had fun at your party. Have a good rest of your weekend.
38PaulCranswick
Eris - As a dedicated Whovian how could I complain about seeing such a lot of the 4th Doc? It's an honour!
Belle at the moment seems to favour yellow and has a bright yellow outfit bought for her yesterday. She had a habit of calling "yellow" "lellow" which she gets extremely irritated at me continually reminding her of.
Laura - I have been using that facility for ages but the information Genny is referring to is not available there and seems to be only on your home page "your zeitgeist" section. That one I hadn't noticed before and I think it would be interesting to see who has been overall most active over the full period of their time on LT in posting terms. My money for what its worth is on Kath!
Charlotte - I will admit that Istana Budaya is possibly my favourite building in Kuala Lumpur. I think from the next thread, if I'm not being presumptious, I want to put up a building that I have been involved in the construction of.
Genny - Ah you said the same thing only more eloquently than I did to Laura above!
Belle at the moment seems to favour yellow and has a bright yellow outfit bought for her yesterday. She had a habit of calling "yellow" "lellow" which she gets extremely irritated at me continually reminding her of.
Laura - I have been using that facility for ages but the information Genny is referring to is not available there and seems to be only on your home page "your zeitgeist" section. That one I hadn't noticed before and I think it would be interesting to see who has been overall most active over the full period of their time on LT in posting terms. My money for what its worth is on Kath!
Charlotte - I will admit that Istana Budaya is possibly my favourite building in Kuala Lumpur. I think from the next thread, if I'm not being presumptious, I want to put up a building that I have been involved in the construction of.
Genny - Ah you said the same thing only more eloquently than I did to Laura above!
39PaulCranswick
Valerie - Thank you for the knighthood though splendidly undeserved! If I may be forgiven I ought to point out that there have been extreme peaks and troughs in your activity with much of this year RL intruding into your time - when you're hot though; the threads are molten!
RD in terms of stamina - I would still place you at the top of the posting tree - you have almost made a 100 posts in a day on a few occasions which no-one else has got very close to!
Reba - You know full well that you would be made most welcome!
Nina - check-in duly processed with pleasure. I noticed that Joe had a list of beautiful words on his thread but the plural of roof is ugly whichever way it is spelt/spelled!
Bianca - it is already not my latest book haul as I will explain below! Hani's white outfit had a green trim so at least I was easily able to spot her on the way out! We went on to a second party as I was in "demand" to contribute to the home karaoke (possibly being quite happy to sing irrespective of lack of suitable libation) - we got home at almost 4 a.m.!
RD in terms of stamina - I would still place you at the top of the posting tree - you have almost made a 100 posts in a day on a few occasions which no-one else has got very close to!
Reba - You know full well that you would be made most welcome!
Nina - check-in duly processed with pleasure. I noticed that Joe had a list of beautiful words on his thread but the plural of roof is ugly whichever way it is spelt/spelled!
Bianca - it is already not my latest book haul as I will explain below! Hani's white outfit had a green trim so at least I was easily able to spot her on the way out! We went on to a second party as I was in "demand" to contribute to the home karaoke (possibly being quite happy to sing irrespective of lack of suitable libation) - we got home at almost 4 a.m.!
40PaulCranswick
Laura - Genny has reminded me that I should use my home page a bit more frequently!
Morphy - You would certainly figure in a top ten list when looking at numbers of books read during time on LT.
Lucy - Seems a decent number to be fair. There doesn't seem to be that many with more than 7.5 pr day.
Amber - I suppose it is nice when predictability becomes a source of congratulation!
Beth - Thanks the parties were good fun - Kyran and Belle went with us to the second one which was a group of close family friends at one of the houses. It was comical because one of our friends has a very pretty 18 year old daughter Deanna who is understandably popular with the boys in the group. Kyran fell asleep on the sofa next to here and was brought awake with his arms entwined around her and his head in her lap. His excuse that he thought he was cuddling Sam (another of our friends kids , but a boy) was unconvincing. He savoir faire took a nose dive literally however as he sneezed all over the poor girl as he came to full consciousness!
Morphy - You would certainly figure in a top ten list when looking at numbers of books read during time on LT.
Lucy - Seems a decent number to be fair. There doesn't seem to be that many with more than 7.5 pr day.
Amber - I suppose it is nice when predictability becomes a source of congratulation!
Beth - Thanks the parties were good fun - Kyran and Belle went with us to the second one which was a group of close family friends at one of the houses. It was comical because one of our friends has a very pretty 18 year old daughter Deanna who is understandably popular with the boys in the group. Kyran fell asleep on the sofa next to here and was brought awake with his arms entwined around her and his head in her lap. His excuse that he thought he was cuddling Sam (another of our friends kids , but a boy) was unconvincing. He savoir faire took a nose dive literally however as he sneezed all over the poor girl as he came to full consciousness!
41PaulCranswick
As I alluded to Bianca above, a little splurge today:
Five cookbooks for the wife all on sale and all part of the Food Lovers series (Indian, Chinese, Chicken, Pasta and One Pot) - I won't struggle with the touchstones as I had enough trouble cataloguing them!
Green Darkness by Anya Seton
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel - I noticed that it was amongst those wrongly given to the school library by Yasmyne earlier this year and Megan had mentioned it recently on her thread.
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Winter Rain by Terry C. Johnston (I am still a sucker for a good old fashoned western)
The Rising Tide by Molly Keane / MJ Farrell
You Know When the Men are Gone by Siobhan Fallon
Five cookbooks for the wife all on sale and all part of the Food Lovers series (Indian, Chinese, Chicken, Pasta and One Pot) - I won't struggle with the touchstones as I had enough trouble cataloguing them!
Green Darkness by Anya Seton
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel - I noticed that it was amongst those wrongly given to the school library by Yasmyne earlier this year and Megan had mentioned it recently on her thread.
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Winter Rain by Terry C. Johnston (I am still a sucker for a good old fashoned western)
The Rising Tide by Molly Keane / MJ Farrell
You Know When the Men are Gone by Siobhan Fallon
42ErisofDiscord
Well, my posts per day is right now 13.83. It's gone down. It used to be about 20 or 25 posts a day, thanks to when I first got my own computer in November, and celebrated by writing over 1000 messages during that month. I've slowed down since then, and have only written 129 messages in this month so far.
Aw, Belle used to call yellow "lellow"? :D It seems to be a difficult word for when kids are little. My brother called it "yeyoo."
Aw, Belle used to call yellow "lellow"? :D It seems to be a difficult word for when kids are little. My brother called it "yeyoo."
43johnsimpson
I feel a real rank amateur at this game, my poor little average is 2.83 don't laugh, aww.
44gennyt
#38 Paul, I think you may be right about Kath.
#43 You're still ahead of my paltry 2.22! And back in the summer, after several months of my being very quiet on the threads, I was at about 1.8!
#43 You're still ahead of my paltry 2.22! And back in the summer, after several months of my being very quiet on the threads, I was at about 1.8!
45drachenbraut23
Ahem - I have 1.49 :( I think I have to start more posting.
47gennyt
#45 How long were you a member before you started posting regularly, Bianca? If you had many months or years as I did of non-posting membership, that brings your average way down!
48msf59
Bears Win! Bears Win! 23-22! Stay on that Bears-wagon!
BTW- How do you check the post count? I know, I'm a little slow.
BTW- How do you check the post count? I know, I'm a little slow.
49ChelleBearss
wow I wouldn't even know how to figure out my posts her day?!
Hi Paul!
Hi Paul!
50calm
Mark and Chelle - it is on your home page in the "Your Zeitgeist" section. Of course it depends on if you've customised the home page but it should be somewhere on the left hand side.
Hope you find it:)
Hope you find it:)
51maggie1944
I've looked under Your Zeitgeist on my home page and it does not list posts per day. Why? Why? oh why?
52calm
Have you customised it Karen?
Try clicking on the pencil in the top right corner of the your Zeitgeist box - you are given a list of things that can appear. Just make sure there is a tick in the Talk posts/day box.
Hope Paul doesn't mind the thread hijack:) But then he is the stats king:)
Try clicking on the pencil in the top right corner of the your Zeitgeist box - you are given a list of things that can appear. Just make sure there is a tick in the Talk posts/day box.
Hope Paul doesn't mind the thread hijack:) But then he is the stats king:)
53maggie1944
OK, I'll go try...........
54maggie1944
I did not even find the pencil
I am feeling like an original dummie! I see the zeitgeist for Library Thing but no Zeitgeist for me
I am feeling like an original dummie! I see the zeitgeist for Library Thing but no Zeitgeist for me
55PaulCranswick
Eris - that is the highest number I've seen so far!
John - I'm sure that if you were permanently in this group your figures would soar mate. Hope you have had a great weekend.
Genny - so far Eris has the most posts per day which shows that a concentration on your own thread is not a reliable guide. Eris' own thread is not (although I'm not sure why) amongst the busiest threads but she does get around a lot. Mark, Megan, Joe and Ellen would be in the top ten I would hazard.
Bianca - Another surprise because you seem to have been exceptionally busy since you came into this group.
Calm - thanks my dear; that figure seems eminently respectable!
Genny - I notice that Bianca has been on LT since Sept 2010 and only joined our gossipy bunch recently which explains the figure!
John - I'm sure that if you were permanently in this group your figures would soar mate. Hope you have had a great weekend.
Genny - so far Eris has the most posts per day which shows that a concentration on your own thread is not a reliable guide. Eris' own thread is not (although I'm not sure why) amongst the busiest threads but she does get around a lot. Mark, Megan, Joe and Ellen would be in the top ten I would hazard.
Bianca - Another surprise because you seem to have been exceptionally busy since you came into this group.
Calm - thanks my dear; that figure seems eminently respectable!
Genny - I notice that Bianca has been on LT since Sept 2010 and only joined our gossipy bunch recently which explains the figure!
56PaulCranswick
Mark - Lucky that I am on the bandwagon that was a struggle! Cutler seems to be getting sacked far too often and the Bears will not beat some of the stronger teams if he doesn't get better cover or more options in front of him.
Chelle / Karen / Mark:
Your Zeitgeist
Books 8,311
Collections 21
Tags 4,671
Distinct tags 142
Tags/book 0.56
Reviews 7
Ratings 10
Series 1243
Awards 1161
Characters 22012
Places 3876
Talk posts 8,158
Posts/day 12.47
Recommendations 0
Custom covers 928
Author pics 0
CK facts 30
Venues 0
Events 0
Venue Pics 0
That is a copy of my zeitgeist, I have highlighted in bold where it points out posts per day.
Calm - You quite correctly surmised that I am so fascinated by the stats that I am, of course, pleased to see my thread being the host for this topic
Chelle / Karen / Mark:
Your Zeitgeist
Books 8,311
Collections 21
Tags 4,671
Distinct tags 142
Tags/book 0.56
Reviews 7
Ratings 10
Series 1243
Awards 1161
Characters 22012
Places 3876
Talk posts 8,158
Posts/day 12.47
Recommendations 0
Custom covers 928
Author pics 0
CK facts 30
Venues 0
Events 0
Venue Pics 0
That is a copy of my zeitgeist, I have highlighted in bold where it points out posts per day.
Calm - You quite correctly surmised that I am so fascinated by the stats that I am, of course, pleased to see my thread being the host for this topic
57PaulCranswick
81. 
Ratcatcher by James McGee
An enjoyable historical romp through Napoleonic Regency England. Highwaymen, street urchins, mutineers, spies, toffs, duellists and bare-knickled pugilists abound in this thriller as Hawkwood, disaffected formers King's Rifleman and now Bow Street Runner, foils a fiendish plot from Boney's agents to sink the British fleet.
Well written but not high lit - I shall certainly follow the series (I have two of the others already).
7/10
Ratcatcher by James McGee
An enjoyable historical romp through Napoleonic Regency England. Highwaymen, street urchins, mutineers, spies, toffs, duellists and bare-knickled pugilists abound in this thriller as Hawkwood, disaffected formers King's Rifleman and now Bow Street Runner, foils a fiendish plot from Boney's agents to sink the British fleet.
Well written but not high lit - I shall certainly follow the series (I have two of the others already).
7/10
58Smiler69
Paul, thanks for dropping by just now. As it happens, I was just putting the finishing touches on my review of the latest Balzac I read. Hope you can make time to read it. I was looking at your zeitgest and couldn't help comparing with a few of my stats, which are vastly different!:
Tags 28,723
Distinct tags 3,430
Tags/book 10.74
Reviews 522
Ratings 803
Yep, I'm a tagger alright. I'm at 5.27 posts/day, but like Genny, spent the first few years on LT just cataloguing and well... tagging obviously! :-)
Tags 28,723
Distinct tags 3,430
Tags/book 10.74
Reviews 522
Ratings 803
Yep, I'm a tagger alright. I'm at 5.27 posts/day, but like Genny, spent the first few years on LT just cataloguing and well... tagging obviously! :-)
59PaulCranswick
Ilana - My my you are a tagger! Almost 7 times the number with 10 tags per book! I don't tag anywhere near enough but I will go back at some stage and add tags to some of the books already catalogued but I'll never get to your number.
60lkernagh
Late to the party on this thread so I will just wish you a happy and stress free work week with lots of time for reading!
61brenzi
Hmmm 6.43 posts per day for me and 2846 tags. It's all pretty interesting Paul so thanks for bringing it up.
62maggie1944
I am still unable to find the section where the posts per day is shown. Weird.
63ronincats
5.74 posts per day for me, and 10,515 total posts on Talk. Only 1.85 tags per book, although nearly 7000 tags overall.
64ErisofDiscord
@maggie1944
Hope this will help! In order to find your zeitgeist, just go to your homepage and scroll down, past the activity feed, until you get to something that will look like this:
That little pencil thing in the corner is what helps you to edit your zeitgeist. And the third item in the third column tells you your posts per day, only it says posts/day. :)
Hope this will help! In order to find your zeitgeist, just go to your homepage and scroll down, past the activity feed, until you get to something that will look like this:
That little pencil thing in the corner is what helps you to edit your zeitgeist. And the third item in the third column tells you your posts per day, only it says posts/day. :)
65PaulCranswick
Lori - I am hoping for a bit of peace and quiet after this week. Managed 70 pages of Hypothermia in the car this morning.
Bonnie - We have Genny to thank for pointing out the posts per day statistic, but I guess stats and myself are seldom far from each other these days.
Karen - Eris was able to copy and paste far more effectively than I managed myself. Her post in #64 is exactly how the stat appears on my home page too.
Roni - More than one tag per book - not sure but for me that seems a lot anyway. My style is slightly different as I have made a number of sub-categories for the books already - sort of pre-tagging if you like.
Eris - Well done that is the perfect way to illustrate it - now how did you manage to do that because when I cut and paste it didn't appear nearly so nicely?
Bonnie - We have Genny to thank for pointing out the posts per day statistic, but I guess stats and myself are seldom far from each other these days.
Karen - Eris was able to copy and paste far more effectively than I managed myself. Her post in #64 is exactly how the stat appears on my home page too.
Roni - More than one tag per book - not sure but for me that seems a lot anyway. My style is slightly different as I have made a number of sub-categories for the books already - sort of pre-tagging if you like.
Eris - Well done that is the perfect way to illustrate it - now how did you manage to do that because when I cut and paste it didn't appear nearly so nicely?
66PaulCranswick
On my 13 in 13 challenge I posted on Bianca's thread my present idea of my categories:
I am going to try a Morphy Pyramid first:
13 books in Short story collections
12 books in 2012 Booker Longlist
11 books in Sleuths
10 books in Asia Pacific Literature
9 books in Fiction between the wars 1918-1939
8 books in Modern American Literature
7 books in French Literature
6 books in Anne Tyler's oeuvre
5 books in Scandi
4 books in travel
3 books in world history/biography
2 books in economic and politics
1 book entirely free choice off the shelves but on the shelves since 1 January 2012.
If I manage that, I will then see how many per category I can make.
I am going to try a Morphy Pyramid first:
13 books in Short story collections
12 books in 2012 Booker Longlist
11 books in Sleuths
10 books in Asia Pacific Literature
9 books in Fiction between the wars 1918-1939
8 books in Modern American Literature
7 books in French Literature
6 books in Anne Tyler's oeuvre
5 books in Scandi
4 books in travel
3 books in world history/biography
2 books in economic and politics
1 book entirely free choice off the shelves but on the shelves since 1 January 2012.
If I manage that, I will then see how many per category I can make.
67LovingLit
Hi Paul,
Just poking my head in to say hello, and that I feel like your man Tan Twan Eng might have been robbed of the Booker this year. But I cant say that as havent read the probably deserving actual winner. More just trying to convey my enthusiasm for The Garden of Evening Mists: what a book!
Just poking my head in to say hello, and that I feel like your man Tan Twan Eng might have been robbed of the Booker this year. But I cant say that as havent read the probably deserving actual winner. More just trying to convey my enthusiasm for The Garden of Evening Mists: what a book!
68PaulCranswick
Darryl certainly thought that Tan should have won. Not read either but I expect to like Tan's better next year when I do them all!
69mmignano11
Wow, it's frightening here as I can here the rain smashing on to the windows and the wind is literally booming out there. However, this is only some rain storms preceding the real thing!
70mmignano11
Paul, I wanted to say sorry because I told you I had gotten some new books and then didn't list them as we started doing some pre-hurricane prep. I will probably have to do it tomorrow as I am somewhat delirious and keep having to backspace the letters. The wind is really loud but I know this is mild.
71PaulCranswick
Mary Beth - stay safe! I didn't realise that New Jersey was quite so volatile weather wise in October. Look forward to hearing of your new purchases when the storm has subsided somewhat.
72calm
Karen (and anybody else who can't find the information) - all I can think of is that you customised your home page and disabled the Your Zeitgeist section.
So at the top left of the page next to your user name you will see a " customize this page" link. If you click that a light box will appear and you will see a list (Not in this order as mine is customised). The one you are looking for is somewhere in the left hand column. Which has these options.
Talk
Connection news
Recent recommendations
Recently added
Your Zeitgeist
Collections
Your top tags
Members with your books
Local events
Tag watch
You need to put a check mark against the items you want to show. Then save the changes.
If you want to edit how each section displays you have to hover your cursor just above the top right hand corner of the box. The pencil should appear.
Hope this helps.
So at the top left of the page next to your user name you will see a " customize this page" link. If you click that a light box will appear and you will see a list (Not in this order as mine is customised). The one you are looking for is somewhere in the left hand column. Which has these options.
Talk
Connection news
Recent recommendations
Recently added
Your Zeitgeist
Collections
Your top tags
Members with your books
Local events
Tag watch
You need to put a check mark against the items you want to show. Then save the changes.
If you want to edit how each section displays you have to hover your cursor just above the top right hand corner of the box. The pencil should appear.
Hope this helps.
74PaulCranswick
Calm - I didn't realise that you were such a whizz - I had no idea how to do that, tq so much!
Nina - I don't think I have seen a figure to beat that one yet actually - the next lowest I have seen so far is 1.49 by Bianca!
Nina - I don't think I have seen a figure to beat that one yet actually - the next lowest I have seen so far is 1.49 by Bianca!
75humouress
Well, apparently I joined half-way through 2009 and then had a 6 month hiatus.
All this talk about meet-ups got me thinking. I've created a LOCATION WIKI, where people can note which part of the world they're in, if they're interested in meeting other LT-ers. Then, when anyone wants to organise a meet-up - or is travelling to a different part of the world and wants to meet other LT-ers - it's all (hopefully) organised by area. Hope it all makes sense; if not, let me know (or change it)
Paul has his stats; I'm getting into wikis.
All this talk about meet-ups got me thinking. I've created a LOCATION WIKI, where people can note which part of the world they're in, if they're interested in meeting other LT-ers. Then, when anyone wants to organise a meet-up - or is travelling to a different part of the world and wants to meet other LT-ers - it's all (hopefully) organised by area. Hope it all makes sense; if not, let me know (or change it)
Paul has his stats; I'm getting into wikis.
76PaulCranswick
Nina - Ok after a wee bit of flumbling and confusion I have managed to add myself to the Wiki. Feel free to tidy it up as you think fit.
78calm
Paul I'm not a whizz .... but I have done some poking about to see what you can do on LT:)
There are a lot of hidden corners and I doubt if I have found them all.
There are a lot of hidden corners and I doubt if I have found them all.
79PaulCranswick
Nina - thanks and I have posted on the link you PM'd me hope at least that one is in order!
Calm - It is relative of course but compared to yours truly I think I can safely bestow upon you the title!
Calm - It is relative of course but compared to yours truly I think I can safely bestow upon you the title!
80maggie1944
Thanks everyone, your patience is awesome. I was continuously looking on my profile page. Duh
I have found it and find that I post 10.43 per day.
I need to get a life.
I hope everyone has a good week, and if you are being affected by Hurricane Sandy, please be safe. And let us know how you are as soon as you are able.
I have found it and find that I post 10.43 per day.
I need to get a life.
I hope everyone has a good week, and if you are being affected by Hurricane Sandy, please be safe. And let us know how you are as soon as you are able.
81msf59
I had a hard time finding mine too, because I never scroll down far enough on my home-page. But like magic there was my "Zeitgeist". Yah!
9.4 posts for Marky-Mark.
9.4 posts for Marky-Mark.
82gennyt
Glad to see everyone else's stats appearing - I thought Paul's thread was the obvious place to mention this feature, since he is the Stats King!
Nina, thanks for the Location Wiki idea - I've signed up (after a bit of a debate with myself about the best way to list the UK/England) and have posted on the new thread too. This is a great idea for all of us planning our world tours! (if only...)
Nina, thanks for the Location Wiki idea - I've signed up (after a bit of a debate with myself about the best way to list the UK/England) and have posted on the new thread too. This is a great idea for all of us planning our world tours! (if only...)
83PaulCranswick
Karen - I expected you to have a respectable number (more than RD!) - if you need to get a life, then I guess SWMBO is right I do too in order not to ruin hers!
Mark - Nice to see you popping up and your score is slightly less than I imagined mate - Eris still has the highest numbers to date. Kath is still my guess for the biggest numbers.
Genny - I think you knew full well my dear that I would embrace the possibility of exploring stats with open arms - fascinating. World tour is a great idea but I do need to start saving up and buying less books!
Mark - Nice to see you popping up and your score is slightly less than I imagined mate - Eris still has the highest numbers to date. Kath is still my guess for the biggest numbers.
Genny - I think you knew full well my dear that I would embrace the possibility of exploring stats with open arms - fascinating. World tour is a great idea but I do need to start saving up and buying less books!
84calm
My guess for highest average posts per day would be Stasia - I know she has been very busy studying this year but in previous years she was by far the most active poster:) I don't think this year will have made that much difference.
85maggie1944
I hate to admit it but I am a bit of a stat lover, too. I just hate the work that goes into making them, and sometimes in interpreting them.
Nonetheless, I'm glad I found mine.
Nonetheless, I'm glad I found mine.
86PaulCranswick
Calm - You may be right but a few days and weeks would make quite a difference to your numbers. Stasia is certainly supersonic when she is in the saddle here.
Karen - You did give the game away somewhat hahaha!
Karen - You did give the game away somewhat hahaha!
87RebaRelishesReading
What is "scandi"?
88ErisofDiscord
Scandinavian, I guess? One of those weird British abbreviations, ya know. ;)
#65 - ...now how did you manage to do that because when I cut and paste it didn't appear nearly so nicely?
Screen Capture! Well, technically, it wasn't screen capture for my PC, as I have Windows 7, so I don't have it anymore, but I used a similar function called Snipping Tool. Basically it can snag a picture from my computer screen. So I did that and put it in here as a picture.
#65 - ...now how did you manage to do that because when I cut and paste it didn't appear nearly so nicely?
Screen Capture! Well, technically, it wasn't screen capture for my PC, as I have Windows 7, so I don't have it anymore, but I used a similar function called Snipping Tool. Basically it can snag a picture from my computer screen. So I did that and put it in here as a picture.
89cameling
How are you liking Hypothermia, Paul? I've got to get to Outrage next.
*looking high and lo ... but hmm.... I seem to have missed the photo of you and Hani in your white outfits*
*looking high and lo ... but hmm.... I seem to have missed the photo of you and Hani in your white outfits*
90johnsimpson
Hi Paul, yes you're probably right about my posting increasing if i join the 75ers and to be honest i am thinking of joining for 2013 as i am considering a different tack to getting my TBR pile down. I still want to achieve at least 25,000 pages so i think it's got to be the 75ers. Hope everything is ok with you and yours mate and hope mum is well.
91tymfos
Hi, Paul! You threads always lead off with such striking photos! . . . and are always informational. Now I know how to see that I average 7.96 posts per day.
92PaulCranswick
Reba - Scandi refers to fiction from Scandanavia - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Specifically it is more particularly Scandicrime includes a whole welter of writers like Alvtegen, Edwardson, Erikksen, Jungstedt, Lackberg, Asa Larsson, Steig Larsson, Mankell, Marklund, Nesser (Sweden), Indriadson (Iceland), Dahl, Fossum and Nesbo (Norway), Adler-Olsen (Denmark) and Jonsuu (Finland).
Eris - I now think I know what you mean but have no idea how to do it!
Caro - I am liking it fine - typical Erlendur fare - should be finished today.
Hahaha no photos taken as far as I know - apparently we looked like we were set fair for an Indian funeral!
John - I don't think we really need to tell you that you would be a most welcome addition!
Terri - Nice to see you as always and thanks must be given to Genny for highlighting posts per day.
Eris - I now think I know what you mean but have no idea how to do it!
Caro - I am liking it fine - typical Erlendur fare - should be finished today.
Hahaha no photos taken as far as I know - apparently we looked like we were set fair for an Indian funeral!
John - I don't think we really need to tell you that you would be a most welcome addition!
Terri - Nice to see you as always and thanks must be given to Genny for highlighting posts per day.
93DorsVenabili
Hi Paul! Good for you, planning your 13 and 13! My 12 in 12 kind of petered out, so I'm probably not going to do it anymore. I think one of my problems was that my categories were too specific, so I felt pressured into reading certain titles that I wasn't necessarily in the mood for. (Yours aren't like that at all.) My new thing is to have various life-long reading goals that I'll get to whenever. And I always love the TIOLI. That's for sure.
94PaulCranswick
Kerri - I have certainly failed in the 12 in 12 simply because I have not managed to read enough with RL getting in the way a little too much. To do the Morphy Pyramid I need to read 91 books which is a surefire thing; to read 13 in 13 in 13 so to speak I need to read 169 books which I haven't managed for 20 years or so when I was travelling up and down by train everywhere!
95AnneDC
Hi Paul--had to come and check out the new thread.
I like your 2013 Pyramid. I have been musing over my categories and think I have it almost figured out--but I am going to opt for a nice round 10 in each category.
It looks like my posting rate is 2.2. I thought it might be even lower. Now I feel motivated to see what it would take to nudge it upwards so thanks Paul for giving me another data point to track.
I like your 2013 Pyramid. I have been musing over my categories and think I have it almost figured out--but I am going to opt for a nice round 10 in each category.
It looks like my posting rate is 2.2. I thought it might be even lower. Now I feel motivated to see what it would take to nudge it upwards so thanks Paul for giving me another data point to track.
96PaulCranswick
Nice to see you Anne - You are of course much higher in the books read league! Look forward to seeing your categories for next year.
97LovingLit
Hi Paul,
I have nothing to say, and will outline my reasons for this:
I am not participating in the 13 in 13 challenge.
I havent read any Scandi-crime novels that I have liked.
And my posts per day are average at 6.something...oh...look at that, I did have something to say!
I have nothing to say, and will outline my reasons for this:
I am not participating in the 13 in 13 challenge.
I havent read any Scandi-crime novels that I have liked.
And my posts per day are average at 6.something...oh...look at that, I did have something to say!
98DeltaQueen50
Hi Paul, dropping by to say hello and also to up my average posting per day of 7.97 upwards.
99Smiler69
Paul, I'll probably opt for a pyramid structure for my 13/13 too. Makes for a total of 91 books which is a completely attainable goal. I'm still hoping to reach the 144 I set for myself this year. I've read a few more than that already, but of course not all of them fit into a 12/12 category. I'm shocked that you've only allowed for 5 Scandi novels though and won't be surprised if you end up outdoing yourself in that category!
As for the tags... it's a bit of a 'thing' of mine. I've spent many many MANY uncountable hours tagging and retagging books. It's a kind of meditation for me and I do believe I've probably spent more time on that activity here on LT than any other. Which is reflected in the numbers, obviously. See? I'm a trainspotter too, in my own way. I have the greatest time searching though my collections with those tags too, believe me... ;-)
As for the tags... it's a bit of a 'thing' of mine. I've spent many many MANY uncountable hours tagging and retagging books. It's a kind of meditation for me and I do believe I've probably spent more time on that activity here on LT than any other. Which is reflected in the numbers, obviously. See? I'm a trainspotter too, in my own way. I have the greatest time searching though my collections with those tags too, believe me... ;-)
100luvamystery65
Paul your 2013 looks promising! I've set mine up already and I will officially join the 75ers when next years group is set up. Until then i will continue "squatting" in everyone's threads. This group is a lively bunch!
101RebaRelishesReading
Thanks for explaning Scandi. It seemed likely that it had to do with Scandanavia but I wondered if it was more specific -- seems like it is. I keep toying with the idea of doing the 13 in 13 but I think I'll just keep working on my life goals with the prizes instead because if I keep adding new goals I'll never finish any of them.
102PaulCranswick
Megan - Parts of New Zealand are definitely reminiscent of Scandanavia and the landscape is present very much in the stories - would have thought that there was something there for you - cerebral thrillers if that is not an oxymoron.
Judy - 8 posts a day every day since 2008 is no mean feat dear guru - almost 12,500 posts in total by my reckoning.
Ilana - I could easily pick up the same method of therapy! 5 scandi but I do also have a sleuths section with 11 more that might allow me to fit one or two more.
Roberta - If all squatters were as nice as you the housing market would be revolutionised overnight! Look forward greatly to you taking up a full fledged membership next year.
Reba - I like this idea of life goals that you and Kerri have both mooted. I fear that I am far too inconstant for such things!
Judy - 8 posts a day every day since 2008 is no mean feat dear guru - almost 12,500 posts in total by my reckoning.
Ilana - I could easily pick up the same method of therapy! 5 scandi but I do also have a sleuths section with 11 more that might allow me to fit one or two more.
Roberta - If all squatters were as nice as you the housing market would be revolutionised overnight! Look forward greatly to you taking up a full fledged membership next year.
Reba - I like this idea of life goals that you and Kerri have both mooted. I fear that I am far too inconstant for such things!
103Morphidae
I'm not even going to look at putting together my categories until December. While I love lists, I don't like putting them together too far ahead of time. Besides, I'm still only 75 books into my 12 in 12 challenge (144), uck!
104scaifea
I'm always torn about whether or not to participate in the # in # challenges. I *love* lists of books, and so in that way it really appeals to me, but I love lists of books so much that my reading is already nearly solely dictated by lists, and I just can't muster the energy to redefine all of my already-nicely defined categories and lists to fit the 13 in 13 format. Sigh. I think I'll just sit back and enjoy all of you enjoying the challenge again this year.
105PaulCranswick
I know what you mean Morphy - I am pretty sure that mine will change several times before the new year is upon us.
Amber as you are generally reading 16 books at a stretch I would have thought the challenge would be an absolute cinch for you!
Amber as you are generally reading 16 books at a stretch I would have thought the challenge would be an absolute cinch for you!
106jnwelch
Hi, Paul. Like Megan, I really don't have anything to say, but wanted to stop by and enjoy your always welcoming thread. Hope all is well with you and your family.
107benitastrnad
to return to the picture at the top of this thread and the culture question. You said that it is a theater. Do they have all kinds of performances there or is it limited to things connected to Malaysian culture? I have noticed that most of the pictures of the buildings in KL use lighting to great dramatic effect. Is that a common everyday occurrence? Or should I say every night occurrence?
You will have to let me know what you think of Green Darkness when you get finished with it. It's an oldie, but I remember it as being a goodie and wonder if it will wear well over time?
You will have to let me know what you think of Green Darkness when you get finished with it. It's an oldie, but I remember it as being a goodie and wonder if it will wear well over time?
108drachenbraut23
Haha looks like Nina and myself have the lowest posting number. Yes, and I did only post very little in the Green Dragon from time to time, as I was extremely busy with entering my library - which I still haven't finished :(.
Love your Pyramide challenge Paul and I like your categories. I look forward to your reading next year :). Did you notice my category Don't break my heart! Lots of room for all this fluffy paranormal romances and they are not ment to be horror stories but modern romances :)
Wish you a great week Paul.
Love your Pyramide challenge Paul and I like your categories. I look forward to your reading next year :). Did you notice my category Don't break my heart! Lots of room for all this fluffy paranormal romances and they are not ment to be horror stories but modern romances :)
Wish you a great week Paul.
110drachenbraut23
Hello cameling, yes there is already a thread and people are "already quite busy in setting up there categories for next year. :)
111PaulCranswick
Joe, surprised you have time to leave the cafe for even a short while mate with the supersonic activity over there - but always glad when you do!
Benita - Lighting on buildings does, you are right play a positive role in making buildings more attractive - the UMNO (the main constituent party of the Governing coalition) building has light images beamed onto its exterior which is effective but extremely distracting for drivers. Anya Seton is a writer I need to read more of writing, as she does, about a period in english history that has always fascinated me.
Bianca - It was reading your excellent categories that pushed me to put mine up too - on your thread first if I'm not mistaken!
Caro / Bianca - We have had the discussion before about the categories and thread being up there indecently early! It is not called the 13 in 13 challenge this time if I'm not mistaken but the 13 in 13 categories challenge.
ETA
I realised I had not answered Benita fully - they do largely give preference to plays that encourage Malay culture but not exclusively - some West End/Broadway shows have visited.
Benita - Lighting on buildings does, you are right play a positive role in making buildings more attractive - the UMNO (the main constituent party of the Governing coalition) building has light images beamed onto its exterior which is effective but extremely distracting for drivers. Anya Seton is a writer I need to read more of writing, as she does, about a period in english history that has always fascinated me.
Bianca - It was reading your excellent categories that pushed me to put mine up too - on your thread first if I'm not mistaken!
Caro / Bianca - We have had the discussion before about the categories and thread being up there indecently early! It is not called the 13 in 13 challenge this time if I'm not mistaken but the 13 in 13 categories challenge.
ETA
I realised I had not answered Benita fully - they do largely give preference to plays that encourage Malay culture but not exclusively - some West End/Broadway shows have visited.
112LovingLit
>102 PaulCranswick: in fairness to all the probably very good Scandi crime novels out there, the only one I have read is the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. So when I say Ive never read one I liked, I really mean that I have yet to sample the delights that Scandi-crime has to offer.
That's better ;)
I think in terms of challenges for next year, the one I will most need to join is one that involves reading books from my own shelves. That, apart from reading 75, will be my biggest aim.
That's better ;)
I think in terms of challenges for next year, the one I will most need to join is one that involves reading books from my own shelves. That, apart from reading 75, will be my biggest aim.
113RebaRelishesReading
I read the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and hated it ... and I don't say that lightly about a book (or movie or anything for that matter). I also don't much like that Swedish detective on public TV much either (can't think of his name) so I'm thinking Scandi probably isn't a good category for me.
114PaulCranswick
Megan - One book in your Scandi experience could be a little more, ah, well rounded.
Reba - I haven't read any Steig Larsson yet but he doesn't sound like typical Scandi to me.
Reba - I haven't read any Steig Larsson yet but he doesn't sound like typical Scandi to me.
115drachenbraut23
Hi Paul *smile* of course I know that you read already my categories and that you put yours on my thread. I just wondered if you noticed that particular category, because of your remarks about "vampire romances" - which made me smile - and therefore I give you another *very big smile*.
I didn't like the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo either, that is one of the few books I didn't finish. For some reason I could not get into the story. I tried the book, then I tried the audiobook and both times - nope - not for me. And I do like quite a bit of crime myself, also I am more along the lines of Kathy Reichs, Tess Gerritsen, Karen Rose, Mark Bellingham, these ones are the ones which come spontanously to my mind.
I didn't like the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo either, that is one of the few books I didn't finish. For some reason I could not get into the story. I tried the book, then I tried the audiobook and both times - nope - not for me. And I do like quite a bit of crime myself, also I am more along the lines of Kathy Reichs, Tess Gerritsen, Karen Rose, Mark Bellingham, these ones are the ones which come spontanously to my mind.
116cameling
I found the 13 challenge group, Paul. Thanks. I was looking for it in a totally different place and thought it hadn't yet been formed. What a surprise (NOT) that it's already quite a busy place. I probably won't start a thread there until the start of 2013 .. I'm already having a hard enough time keeping up with the group this year, I can't imagine trying to keep up here and over there as well. It would be an exercise in insanity for sure.
117PaulCranswick
Bianca - of course I do remember my anti-vampire-romance comments! In fact the kids and SWMBO made me sit through and pay for a visit to the cinema this last weekend to watch Hotel Transylvania and I will admit to a private chuckle as the Count's daughter fell for a mortal, thinking "I bet Bianca would like that!"
I do, however, like the Thorne series by Mark Billingham very much.
I do, however, like the Thorne series by Mark Billingham very much.
118PaulCranswick
Caro - Similarly I am avoiding the group like the plague until much closer to the new year as it would only spark me time after number to keep changing my own categories.
119PaulCranswick
I have already edited my 13 in 13 categories as I had remembered that I wanted to have a good go at the Anne Tyler books next year. I have only read two of them which I enjoyed and I have slipped it into the pyramid with 6 books thus far.
120sibylline
Enjoying the stat discussions. I liked the Larsson books - after delaying reading them for an age, didn't expect to, but I did.
I am with you on the Anti-Vampire Romance front. But I'm probably repeating myself.
I am with you on the Anti-Vampire Romance front. But I'm probably repeating myself.
122scaifea
>105 PaulCranswick:: 16?! Every time you mention my number of current reads, it's gone up a couple of notches... I feel myself morphing into legend...
I also really want to get round to the Larsson books someday.
I also really want to get round to the Larsson books someday.
123mmignano11
Hi Paul,
Bad news this morning is my desktop computer may have suffered its demise during the storm. My hero is working on it right now, but I fear the worst. With Nanowrimo starting tom'w it could not have come at a worse possible time. In the scheme of things, its minor, we are so lucky to have come through this storm unscathed. I can't begin to describe the devastation all around us, whole towns wiped out. The 17 mile long stretch of Long Beach Island is covered in several feet of sand and homes and businesses are razed. For my husband, it means incredible amounts of work as he is a contractor, but at what price? My God, this puts everything into glaring perspective.
Bad news this morning is my desktop computer may have suffered its demise during the storm. My hero is working on it right now, but I fear the worst. With Nanowrimo starting tom'w it could not have come at a worse possible time. In the scheme of things, its minor, we are so lucky to have come through this storm unscathed. I can't begin to describe the devastation all around us, whole towns wiped out. The 17 mile long stretch of Long Beach Island is covered in several feet of sand and homes and businesses are razed. For my husband, it means incredible amounts of work as he is a contractor, but at what price? My God, this puts everything into glaring perspective.
124jnwelch
Glad you came through unscathed, Mary Beth, and I hope your computer comes back to life.
Like Morphy, I scarfed down the Larsson trilogy. Then I watched the Swedish movies. Then I watched the first English/American one and I'm waiting for the next. Lisbeth Salander in particular just hooked me into the stories.
Like Morphy, I scarfed down the Larsson trilogy. Then I watched the Swedish movies. Then I watched the first English/American one and I'm waiting for the next. Lisbeth Salander in particular just hooked me into the stories.
125mmignano11
I really like Stiegg Larsson's books as well. Some of the detective series from American authors are so repetitive. They keep cranking them out so quickly, I have to wonder if they have ghost writers. I prefer the intensity of the Scandi authors or American authors, doesn't matter which but I want a gritty, intense, dark, detective story/thriller/spy story with angst, regrets and bad behavior!
126EBT1002
125 posts behind, inadequate time to actually read them. So, just consider this a drive-by hello. I'm starting to read The Garden of Evening Mists. I think it's going to be a winner.
127mmignano11
Loved the Dragon Tattoo movie, and the Salander character! The Swedish one was best IMHO. I think it "got" Larssons' characters right.
I think the 'puter may be alright. Fingers crossed!
I think the 'puter may be alright. Fingers crossed!
128Smiler69
I also wolfed down the Millennium trilogy. Haven't seen the American movie yet, but will do eventually.
I shouldn't be here as must get to drawing class, but wanted to at least say "hi Paul". Hi, Paul! :-)
I shouldn't be here as must get to drawing class, but wanted to at least say "hi Paul". Hi, Paul! :-)
129jolerie
I read the first two books of the trilogy. I liked the first one more than the second. The verdict is still pending for the last one. After reading the first two though, I know without a doubt I will not be watching the movie. That subject matter is not something I want to see on the big screen. :/
130benitastrnad
I have read all of the Larsson books and liked them, but really couldn't understand why they became such a phenomena? There are other really good Scandicrime novels out there so why did they become the standard bearer? I have seen none of the movies, but that is OK as I have read the books.
I would also like to point out that Larsson outlined the series for his publisher. The series was going to have 10 books in it. He only completed the three. He modeled his series after an earlier Swedish mystery series. The one by a husband and wife team - I think their name is Wahloo, but I am not sure. I think it would be interesting to know how Larsson was going to continue the series. What direction would the characters have taken in later books? And would some of the loose threads that never got resolved, or scenes that you wonder why they were there, become major story lines later?
I would also like to point out that Larsson outlined the series for his publisher. The series was going to have 10 books in it. He only completed the three. He modeled his series after an earlier Swedish mystery series. The one by a husband and wife team - I think their name is Wahloo, but I am not sure. I think it would be interesting to know how Larsson was going to continue the series. What direction would the characters have taken in later books? And would some of the loose threads that never got resolved, or scenes that you wonder why they were there, become major story lines later?
131ChelleBearss
HI Paul!
Thanks to everyone who showed me how to use the zeitgeist thingy. Looks like I post more than I thought!
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You have me debating whether I should attempt the 13 challenge now. I haven't finished my 12 in 12 challenge yet, and I might end up a few books short. I did like having to try books out of my comfort zone to fit the categories though .... hmmm decisions!
Thanks to everyone who showed me how to use the zeitgeist thingy. Looks like I post more than I thought!
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You have me debating whether I should attempt the 13 challenge now. I haven't finished my 12 in 12 challenge yet, and I might end up a few books short. I did like having to try books out of my comfort zone to fit the categories though .... hmmm decisions!
132gennyt
I'm happy to report that my posts/day has gone up by one hundredth of a post as of yesterday to 2.23! I think I had posted about 30 or 40 posts over the previous few days to achieve that modest increase...
133PaulCranswick
Lucy - I well remember your contribution to Listomania by setting up a thread dedicated to it! Dracula was a proper vampire novel and quite scary if you ask me but the other stuff with the vamps as goodies, falling in love with mortals and wanting to preserve their blood is just pap.
Morphy - it is funny for someone given my suppose prediliction for Scandi that I haven't yet read any Stieg Larsson. He does seem to divide opinion a bit but probably more positive than negative.
Well Amber I certainly consider your reading proclivities legendary.
Mary Beth - These times of natural devastation are obviously testing and challenging ones. I am sure that your computer will be fine eventually (unless it was hit by lightning) and I am also sure that the rebuilding will keep your husband busy.
Joe - The swedish films were not available here and I missed the english language version as I think I was overseas when it was released. On a similar note I am really looking forward to the new Bond movie which is about to be released. I do think that Daniel Craig is excellent in the role and has added a new dimension to it - how was he in the Millenium film?
Morphy - it is funny for someone given my suppose prediliction for Scandi that I haven't yet read any Stieg Larsson. He does seem to divide opinion a bit but probably more positive than negative.
Well Amber I certainly consider your reading proclivities legendary.
Mary Beth - These times of natural devastation are obviously testing and challenging ones. I am sure that your computer will be fine eventually (unless it was hit by lightning) and I am also sure that the rebuilding will keep your husband busy.
Joe - The swedish films were not available here and I missed the english language version as I think I was overseas when it was released. On a similar note I am really looking forward to the new Bond movie which is about to be released. I do think that Daniel Craig is excellent in the role and has added a new dimension to it - how was he in the Millenium film?
134PaulCranswick
Mary Beth - I think regulars here would know that I prefer European thrillers and series as I feel that they generally have more depth and realism than some of the American ones. When I met up with Caro in KL recently she was telling me that one of her pet hates is seeing books the ones James Patterson "writes" with someone else, the someone else gets little credit and the books are formulaic trash.
That said there are some great American series writers - Block's Matt Scudder, Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon, John Sandford's Lucas Davenport books and Giles Blunt's John Cardinal are all series I enjoy.
Ellen - I think I will cave and read The Gift of Rain this year. His Booker near winner is next year for my 13 in 13 challenge on the Booker longlist.
Mary Beth - It is funny that with most of the Scandi adaptations in both languages the Scandi ones have generally been preferred. The famous one is of course the one with the lady wearing the "stylish" pullover.
Ilana - It is very gratifying that you would choose to play truant with me! Honoured indeed.
Valerie - Your comments are intriguing indeed considered that I haven't read the books - I wonder what was inappropriate to be filmed from the books - guess I'll have to read them!
That said there are some great American series writers - Block's Matt Scudder, Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon, John Sandford's Lucas Davenport books and Giles Blunt's John Cardinal are all series I enjoy.
Ellen - I think I will cave and read The Gift of Rain this year. His Booker near winner is next year for my 13 in 13 challenge on the Booker longlist.
Mary Beth - It is funny that with most of the Scandi adaptations in both languages the Scandi ones have generally been preferred. The famous one is of course the one with the lady wearing the "stylish" pullover.
Ilana - It is very gratifying that you would choose to play truant with me! Honoured indeed.
Valerie - Your comments are intriguing indeed considered that I haven't read the books - I wonder what was inappropriate to be filmed from the books - guess I'll have to read them!
135PaulCranswick
Benita - I would say that Stieg Larsson was probably the leader of a second or third Scandi wave. The first wave (which was a mere ripple at the time to be honest) was created by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo with their Martin Beck series. A marxist husband and wife team (I don't know why the Marxism always crops up because it is not really a feature of the series). The second wave was definitely propelled by Henning Mankell with Wallender and Stieg Larsson capitalised on this with his own series. Not sure as I havent read the latter what the parallels with the Beck series are but it will be interesting to find out.
Chelle - Posts per day pretty darned impressive considering that your joining the group coincided with your marriage plans and then your subsequent relocation and marriage. RL has been hectic for you in the last year and it has been a wonderful experience following you through it.
Genny - I have gained 0.08 over the last couple of days without doing anything different to my way of thinking - now 12.57.
Chelle - Posts per day pretty darned impressive considering that your joining the group coincided with your marriage plans and then your subsequent relocation and marriage. RL has been hectic for you in the last year and it has been a wonderful experience following you through it.
Genny - I have gained 0.08 over the last couple of days without doing anything different to my way of thinking - now 12.57.
136PaulCranswick
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL YOU WITCHES AND WIZARDS OUT THERE WHO ARE CELEBRATING IT!
137jnwelch
Hah! I like that, Paul. I'm about to leave early to go celebrate Halloween in our neighborhood.
Re Daniel Craig in the Millenium movie, I thought he was very good. I think he's good in most anything, and he's aces as Bond. Completely revived a series that was going downhill IMHO. Can't wait for the new one.
Re Daniel Craig in the Millenium movie, I thought he was very good. I think he's good in most anything, and he's aces as Bond. Completely revived a series that was going downhill IMHO. Can't wait for the new one.
138PaulCranswick
Thanks Joe - I agree about Bond; after the first two Roger Moore films (his rest were very poor IMHO and too lighthearted) the franchise struggled. Timothy Dalton lacked a little charisma in the role, Pierce Brosnan was stylish but lightweight. Casino Royale saved Bond and Daniel Craig rocks.
139drachenbraut23
Hi Paul - Happy Halloween to you and your lovely family as well. :) I hope you had lots of broom swinging and trick and treats?
140johnsimpson
Hi Paul, hope you had a good Halloween, we only had three knocks on the door and a total of seven little kids all dressed up so that's plenty of chocs left for us to eat, what a shame.
141PaulCranswick
Halloween was over here nearly six hours ago Bianca and I didn't really celebrate it though the kids did go to one of our friends' houses who were having a party and SWMBO followed them.
John - The kids in Walton are far too polite to disturb you when you are wanting to eat all that leftover chocolate!
John - The kids in Walton are far too polite to disturb you when you are wanting to eat all that leftover chocolate!
142johnsimpson
Hi mate, it was raining at the time so it was only the hard core Halloweeners that were out and about and i was on my own as SWMBO was out at Cannon Hall with work colleagues on a ghost walk.
143maggie1944
It is very rainy here this evening and I am a grouch. Put a sign on the door, "Sorry, No Treats."
And I am hiding in my upstairs office, reading.
And I am hiding in my upstairs office, reading.
144PaulCranswick
John - Had many a happy Sunday wandering around the grounds of Cannon Hall but have never been disturbed there during my walks by creatures from the afterlife.
Karen - somehow I just don't picture you as a grouch. I guess since the original grouch RD is MIA at the moment without power you have ever so kindly decided to step into the breach!
Karen - somehow I just don't picture you as a grouch. I guess since the original grouch RD is MIA at the moment without power you have ever so kindly decided to step into the breach!
145nittnut
way back at post 66 - Genius. I may be able to wrap my mind around a 13 in 13 if it's a pyramid. I read about 13x13 books a year, but I would hate to have to confine them to a particular list.
I have 2.86 posts a day. Not terribly active, comparatively. :)
I have 2.86 posts a day. Not terribly active, comparatively. :)
146PaulCranswick
Jenn - for once I am modest enough to agree with you upon genius! The genius is firmly with Morphy who suggested it and whose name the pyramid bears!
147maggie1944
Thank you, Paul, you are very kind and yet I can do a pretty good imitation of Scrooge of Dickens invention. I just heard the first herd of children at the front of my house, and passing along with no gifts of grub from me. I'm on my bed with my computer working on my 25 pages of TOR and getting started on The Liberator by Alex Kershaw (an Early Reviewers book about "One World War II soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau"). It started out very interesting! I'm hooked, which is a good thing. I have hopes to finish it in a week.
I'd better get to reading.
I'd better get to reading.
148benitastrnad
#147
Oh - I heard about that book on BookTV last weekend. I haven't wish listed it yet, but am thinking seriously. Besides I have coupon from Barnes & Noble so perhaps ...
I did not celebrate Halloween this year. Mumsey and I spent the morning unpacking a couple more boxes and then at the last minute decided that since she was going to be in a house with big windows that overlook the sidewalk perhaps we should have some candy in the house. I hightailed it to Target (conveniently located four blocks from my new house) and purchased enough to get her through the evening while I am at work.
At the moment I am listening to the Mark Lawson series "Foreign Bodies" on BBC4. This is very good. I found out that BBC radio is doing a dramatization of all of the Martin Beck books and I so now I have to learn how to download the series to my iPad so I can listen to it. I like these author and book series on the BBC radio. Perhaps if I were able to listen to these things I wouldn't be reading so much!
Oh - I heard about that book on BookTV last weekend. I haven't wish listed it yet, but am thinking seriously. Besides I have coupon from Barnes & Noble so perhaps ...
I did not celebrate Halloween this year. Mumsey and I spent the morning unpacking a couple more boxes and then at the last minute decided that since she was going to be in a house with big windows that overlook the sidewalk perhaps we should have some candy in the house. I hightailed it to Target (conveniently located four blocks from my new house) and purchased enough to get her through the evening while I am at work.
At the moment I am listening to the Mark Lawson series "Foreign Bodies" on BBC4. This is very good. I found out that BBC radio is doing a dramatization of all of the Martin Beck books and I so now I have to learn how to download the series to my iPad so I can listen to it. I like these author and book series on the BBC radio. Perhaps if I were able to listen to these things I wouldn't be reading so much!
149LovingLit
Glad Im not the only non-Halloween-getter-into around here :)
We shut the gate, shut the curtains, and I settled into my book (surprise surprise) and my lovely other vacated the premises for band practice. It was a lovely quiet evening- which can be rare with littlies!
We shut the gate, shut the curtains, and I settled into my book (surprise surprise) and my lovely other vacated the premises for band practice. It was a lovely quiet evening- which can be rare with littlies!
150Porua
Happy Halloween!
# 133 "Dracula was a proper vampire novel and quite scary if you ask me but the other stuff with the vamps as goodies, falling in love with mortals and wanting to preserve their blood is just pap."
You've said it! Dracula has got to be one of my favourites in horror. Romance and vampires, for me, don't mix.
I didn't really enjoy Larsson's Millennium Trilogy but then again criticizing posthumously published works may not be fair.
# 133 "Dracula was a proper vampire novel and quite scary if you ask me but the other stuff with the vamps as goodies, falling in love with mortals and wanting to preserve their blood is just pap."
You've said it! Dracula has got to be one of my favourites in horror. Romance and vampires, for me, don't mix.
I didn't really enjoy Larsson's Millennium Trilogy but then again criticizing posthumously published works may not be fair.
151nittnut
Romance and vampires, for me, don't mix.
LOL. It reminds me of when I went to see the first Twilight movie with my sister and got the giggles really bad when one of the characters commented about the vampire looking at the girl like she was something to eat... I couldn't stop and it really upset some of the people around us. I just wasn't feeling the romance at all.
I can't say I loved Dracula, but it is good, and a very worthy Halloween read. Creepy and more creepy. I meant to read Frankenstein this year, but I didn't get to it.
LOL. It reminds me of when I went to see the first Twilight movie with my sister and got the giggles really bad when one of the characters commented about the vampire looking at the girl like she was something to eat... I couldn't stop and it really upset some of the people around us. I just wasn't feeling the romance at all.
I can't say I loved Dracula, but it is good, and a very worthy Halloween read. Creepy and more creepy. I meant to read Frankenstein this year, but I didn't get to it.
152brenzi
Hi Paul, I read Dracula last year and really quite enjoyed it, to my great surprise. That said, I will not ever read any kind of romance/vampire books of the modern era. I like classics which is what the Bram Stoker novel is.
ETA. I loved the Millenium Trilogy and how unfortunate that Larrson didn't live to complete the series.
ETA. I loved the Millenium Trilogy and how unfortunate that Larrson didn't live to complete the series.
153PaulCranswick
Karen - bah humbug, my dear! The Liberator sounds very good indeed and I must seek it out, especially if it is capable of turning erstwhile sweet ladies into Ebeneezer!
Benita, Big windows = plenty of candy is an interesting equation. In my case we could substitute windows for stomach.
Megan - and I thought that the photo that adorns the top of your present thread was your contribution to Halloween!
Porua - What's not to agree eh? Classic horror story, good - check // Modern vampire romance, crap - check x2. Not sure that a critique of Stieg Larsson is beyond the pale - if the book is good or bad that will outlive a writer alive or dead if you know what I mean.
Jenn - I'm sorry but I have to agree that the Twilight movies are preposterous and how anyone could take the premise seriously or feel romance emanating from the tale is beyond me.
Bonnie - Every time I take the kids to Whitby in my home county I bore them to death with questions about the book. Belle did remind me last time that the book wasn't real.!
Benita, Big windows = plenty of candy is an interesting equation. In my case we could substitute windows for stomach.
Megan - and I thought that the photo that adorns the top of your present thread was your contribution to Halloween!
Porua - What's not to agree eh? Classic horror story, good - check // Modern vampire romance, crap - check x2. Not sure that a critique of Stieg Larsson is beyond the pale - if the book is good or bad that will outlive a writer alive or dead if you know what I mean.
Jenn - I'm sorry but I have to agree that the Twilight movies are preposterous and how anyone could take the premise seriously or feel romance emanating from the tale is beyond me.
Bonnie - Every time I take the kids to Whitby in my home county I bore them to death with questions about the book. Belle did remind me last time that the book wasn't real.!
154msf59
Paul- Just swinging by to say hi. Hope your week is going well and your current read(s) are entertaining ones!
155PaulCranswick
Thanks Mark - very busy day today but I am hopeful tomorrow may be less so. Current reads going well.
156maggie1944
OK, it was sleep I needed. I fell to sleep at about 8 pm, even though I could still hear some Trick 'n Treater kids on the streets, and I slept straight through until about 4:30 this morning. Just over 8 solid hours of sleep! Yeah! I'm up and ready to go.
157PaulCranswick
I cannot remember the last time I got 8 hours sleep in a single stretch. Way to go Karen but how did it help you liberate The Liberator?
158PaulCranswick
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159 Karen (karspeak)143
160 mstrust 140
161 Blackdogbooks 139
162 Susanna 138
163 Bohemiangirl 137
164 Musicmom 134
165 Michelle (mks) 133
166 Georgiadawn 131
167 Jenthepen 126
168 David 125
169 Guy 124
170 G 123
171 Jean (majika) 123
172 feca67 118
173 Jechtshot 116
174 Marcia 116
175 ninetiger 115
176 Lulu 114
177 Selene 114
178 Carly M 113
179 chexmix 112
180 Jill (mrstreme) 112
181 Caroline McElwee 111
182 Bumpersmoms 110
183 Librarylover 110
184 PLT 110
185 Violet Bramble 108
186 Caty (CatyM) 106
187 kindlekapers 106
188 Ursula 106
189 crazy4reading 105
190 Tangledthread 105
191 flissp 104
192 Helenoel 104
193 Jenny (gcpl) 102
194 Mary Beth 100
159PaulCranswick
Top threads for October.
Joe takes the honours in October with a stellar month. Top 15:
1 Joe 920 (overall 4th)
2 Paul 898 (1st)
3 Richard 845 (2nd)
4 Mark 783 (5th)
5 Mamie 675 (6th)
6 Kath 588 (3rd)
7 Darryl 423 (7th)
8 Megan 409 (13th)
9 Amber 387 (12th)
10 Claudia 358 (10th)
11 Ilana 351 (9th)
12 Caro 346 (11th)
13 Bonnie 334 (15th)
14 Valerie 325 (28th)
15 Donna 306 (14th)
Quite remarkably the top 7 overall are also all in the top 7 for October and 14 of the top 15 are in the top 15! Only Stephen is absent (replaced by a resurgent Valerie) and he would have been 17th only just missing out too!
Joe takes the honours in October with a stellar month. Top 15:
1 Joe 920 (overall 4th)
2 Paul 898 (1st)
3 Richard 845 (2nd)
4 Mark 783 (5th)
5 Mamie 675 (6th)
6 Kath 588 (3rd)
7 Darryl 423 (7th)
8 Megan 409 (13th)
9 Amber 387 (12th)
10 Claudia 358 (10th)
11 Ilana 351 (9th)
12 Caro 346 (11th)
13 Bonnie 334 (15th)
14 Valerie 325 (28th)
15 Donna 306 (14th)
Quite remarkably the top 7 overall are also all in the top 7 for October and 14 of the top 15 are in the top 15! Only Stephen is absent (replaced by a resurgent Valerie) and he would have been 17th only just missing out too!
160AnneDC
Paul it is always amazing to me that whenever you post this list I am always at 50. I can't believe it's that consistent, but it does seem so. Thanks for compiling!
162maggie1944
Funny. I am trying so hard to not care, and not be competitive, and just enjoy LT for what I learn, and the friends I make. But everytime you do this listing thing I start searching for my name. There are a lot of Karens, which one is me? 59 Karen 752? Is that me? or am I just not there in the top bunch at all?
sigh
sigh
163phebj
I am trying so hard to not care, and not be competitive, and just enjoy LT for what I learn, and the friends I make. But everytime you do this listing thing I start searching for my name.
Karen, that's so funny because I feel the same way. As far as I know, there aren't any other Pats but I'm never 100% sure it's me in the list but of course I'm hoping it is.
Karen, that's so funny because I feel the same way. As far as I know, there aren't any other Pats but I'm never 100% sure it's me in the list but of course I'm hoping it is.
164johnsimpson
Hi Paul, your lists are great and hopefully when i join the 75ers next year i will possibly feature but it seems that you have set something off here now, a competitive streak has flared up now with your friends all wondering where they are. Hope everything is well with you and yours. SWMBO had a good time at cannon hall last night, just the weather that was bad and nearly caused her to slip and get a mucky bum, ha ha.
165Smiler69
That posting league thing is the bane of my existence. So many conflicting emotions. Worry, hope, despair, anxiety, happiness, frustration, intense questioning, apathy, wonder, surprise, annoyance... all for a stupid list too!
Hi Paul! :-|
Hi Paul! :-|
166ErisofDiscord
Yay, glad you're a fan of Daniel Craig as Bond! He's my favorite Bond, along with Sean Connery, and I cannot wait to see Skyfall. My brother managed to snag some advance tickets, so hopefully we'll be able to see Skyfall ahead of the general public here in America.
And hurrah! I moved one spot up! Thanks for the data, Paul, and for keeping track of everyones threads. :)
And hurrah! I moved one spot up! Thanks for the data, Paul, and for keeping track of everyones threads. :)
167PaulCranswick
Anne - I am always surprised at how close in posts our two Annes are; both great threads; both wonderful ladies; always a few positions between them in the posting league.
Valerie - You are a phenom; away for months on end and on your return you rush through the pack like Michael Schumacher from the back row of the grid.
Karen - Of course it is you nicely perched there with almost 800 posts. It is noticeable though that if we took October in isolation you would be as high as 23rd with 182 posts last month alone.
Pat - I don't know any other Pats here either!
John - I'm sure you will feature prominently next year mate. I'm sure that the wife will brush up nicely after her Cannon Hall exertions!
Ilana - I have not had the dubious pleasure of being the bane of ladies' existence for a good number of years! The other stupid list on the book reading list will be out very soon too wherein you figure prominently and have no need whatsoever for worry, hope, despair or anxiety! Hello back to you dearest lady! x
Valerie - You are a phenom; away for months on end and on your return you rush through the pack like Michael Schumacher from the back row of the grid.
Karen - Of course it is you nicely perched there with almost 800 posts. It is noticeable though that if we took October in isolation you would be as high as 23rd with 182 posts last month alone.
Pat - I don't know any other Pats here either!
John - I'm sure you will feature prominently next year mate. I'm sure that the wife will brush up nicely after her Cannon Hall exertions!
Ilana - I have not had the dubious pleasure of being the bane of ladies' existence for a good number of years! The other stupid list on the book reading list will be out very soon too wherein you figure prominently and have no need whatsoever for worry, hope, despair or anxiety! Hello back to you dearest lady! x
168PaulCranswick
Eris - I shall be seeing Skyfall this weekend for sure. My order of the best Bonds:
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Pierce Brosnan
Timothy Dalton
btw I got word from Kath and I can confirm that she has the highest posts per day that I have seen so far. (16+ per day for over five years! - amazing)
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Pierce Brosnan
Timothy Dalton
btw I got word from Kath and I can confirm that she has the highest posts per day that I have seen so far. (16+ per day for over five years! - amazing)
169-Cee-
good grief!
where did all these posts come from?
hi paul!
ok... trying to just help you remember who i am (the only claudia) i came to say hi and play for a few minutes.
posts/day 9.51
and i can truly say - i don't care where i am on your lists
it only means what you want it to - and i am all about 'meaningfulness' in life (no sense of humor)
but i will admit it's nice being part of the group and seeing my name with all the rest ;-)
i so wish i could convince myself that it would be possible to do a 13/13 - sounds like fun. but i have no faith i could accomplish it and refuse to set myself up for failure in reading.
of course the longer i wait, the higher the numbers go eeeek!
have a good Friday!!!
where did all these posts come from?
hi paul!
ok... trying to just help you remember who i am (the only claudia) i came to say hi and play for a few minutes.
posts/day 9.51
and i can truly say - i don't care where i am on your lists
it only means what you want it to - and i am all about 'meaningfulness' in life (no sense of humor)
but i will admit it's nice being part of the group and seeing my name with all the rest ;-)
i so wish i could convince myself that it would be possible to do a 13/13 - sounds like fun. but i have no faith i could accomplish it and refuse to set myself up for failure in reading.
of course the longer i wait, the higher the numbers go eeeek!
have a good Friday!!!
170cameling
Paul, I have to admit I sneaked in and took a peek at some of the threads in the 13 challenge and .... left very quickly because I found myself reconsidering my own 13 categories that I had only just decided on 2 days ago. Very dangerous place!
171SandDune
Timothy Dalton! That's the one we couldn't remember. J and Mr SandDune went to see Skyfall yesterday and we were trying to remember all the Bonds, but knew we were missing one. I think i'd disagree with you putting Roger Moore above Pierce Brosnan, though.
172PaulCranswick
cee - i think you are the one and only claudia thus far and your name is always well represented near the top of the thread league; even via a typing disability. wishing you similarly a wonderful friday.
Caro - Too hot for me I'm afraid over there - I will only take a peek on January 1.
Rhian - Hahaha Mr. Dalton was the forgettable one wasn't he? Roger Moore is on the strength of the first two films only - his others were poor.
Caro - Too hot for me I'm afraid over there - I will only take a peek on January 1.
Rhian - Hahaha Mr. Dalton was the forgettable one wasn't he? Roger Moore is on the strength of the first two films only - his others were poor.
173gennyt
Not much to add on the Bond front. When I was growing up we used to go and see the new ones as a family; those were the Roger Moore days and it all got so over the top it rather put me off Bond. I've seen the occasional Sean Connery one on TV, but avoided all the post-Moore ones in the cinema, until I must admit the first Daniel Craig one, which was certainly a whole lot better than Moore. Even so, I never got round to seeing Quantum of Solace...
174scaifea
Sigh. Bond films - I've tried and tried and I just can't get interested. It makes me sad, too, because I feel like I'm missing out on something cool. I do, however, love the various variations and spoofs of Bond, of which The Prisoner series is an absolute favorite.
175Crazymamie
I love Bond! I have to agree with Rhian though - I think Brosnan beats Moore. We are excited to see the new film which comes out here just a few days before my own Daniel Craig turns 18. Exciting stuff! Hope you are managing the morning routine alright without the assistance of the lovely Erni! Just a few more days now, Paul!
176mmignano11
As always much interesting stuff to read on your thread. I was so proud and happy to see little old me at the vewy, vewy bottom of the list, but there all the same. I have so much work to do on this site including reviews, three, I think, for ER books. I also want to clean up my profile page for the coming year. I need to decide whether I am going to do the 13 in 13. I think I have come up with a really simple way of categorizing the lists so I don't set myself up with goals I can't possibly reach.
177PaulCranswick
Genny - Well I just got back from the cinema and our meeting with Bond, James Bond. Daniel Craig brings a realism to the role it has never had before and it was a grittier movie than normal with Javier Barden as a tremendously weird villain.
Amber - I remember reading piles of Nick Carter books many years ago (I have loads back in England) who was marketed as Killmaster and basically the CIA's answer to Mr Bond. Must admit that I remember the racy nature of the books rather than their plots.
Mamie - Hani would also agree with Rhian and yourself on Brosnan. I loved the first two Moore Bond movies but despised the last two but overall I think he carried off Bond in his early days better than Mr. Brosnan. 5 days to Erni coming back to us, yipee as the enforced military operation that has taken over the household is scary as hell!
Mary Beth - I was willing you along to the 100 post mark so I could slip you into the list! Picking 13 categories should be easy but it isn't at all is it?
Amber - I remember reading piles of Nick Carter books many years ago (I have loads back in England) who was marketed as Killmaster and basically the CIA's answer to Mr Bond. Must admit that I remember the racy nature of the books rather than their plots.
Mamie - Hani would also agree with Rhian and yourself on Brosnan. I loved the first two Moore Bond movies but despised the last two but overall I think he carried off Bond in his early days better than Mr. Brosnan. 5 days to Erni coming back to us, yipee as the enforced military operation that has taken over the household is scary as hell!
Mary Beth - I was willing you along to the 100 post mark so I could slip you into the list! Picking 13 categories should be easy but it isn't at all is it?
178PaulCranswick
82. 
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
Typical but superior fare from Iceland's king of crime Indridason. Inspector Erlendur can be difficult to like - dogged, dour, emotionally a little bereft, a failed marriage he blames himself for, children with as many problems as many of his suspects and with a girlfriend as long suffering as she is insufferably dull. Nevertheless and amazingly given my comments he is rather likeable!
A lady in grief from the death of her mother and the much early death of her father commits suicide but Erlendur is not quite satisfied with it and will keep plugging away until he has understood exactly what happened.
8/10
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
Typical but superior fare from Iceland's king of crime Indridason. Inspector Erlendur can be difficult to like - dogged, dour, emotionally a little bereft, a failed marriage he blames himself for, children with as many problems as many of his suspects and with a girlfriend as long suffering as she is insufferably dull. Nevertheless and amazingly given my comments he is rather likeable!
A lady in grief from the death of her mother and the much early death of her father commits suicide but Erlendur is not quite satisfied with it and will keep plugging away until he has understood exactly what happened.
8/10
179PaulCranswick
I have had a pretty major splurge this afternoon when I ostensibly dropped by to buy cinema tickets. I bought 16 books but I can't list them until tomorrow morning as the books are trying to remain as unobtrusive as possible until SWMBO goes off to sleep and then can enter their new home! Will make a list tomorrow.
180Crazymamie
*eagerly awaiting said list*
181RebaRelishesReading
Wouldn't it be nice if books could morph into cereal boxes or something so they could "hide in plain sight"? lol
182mmignano11
I think it is so funny that you and I actually have to have strategies for getting our books into the house. But I never get one or two books at a time. No, more like 12, 13, 15 or 25. The other day I got 20 books at one library sale and another 5 or more at a thrift shop. I could not just waltz into the house with them! Or tap dance either. And I never listed them as I acquired them, but I realized that you were doing that, so why not?
183roundballnz
181 > I think paul needs to learn this trick .........
This is also why BD is great - they come in ones & twos even if you buy 20 ......
This is also why BD is great - they come in ones & twos even if you buy 20 ......
184-Cee-
it makes my heart sad that my friends are sooo sick!
maybe i could help you out by taking some of those books off your hands hehehe
ok - i knew you would say no
i'll work on the cereal box transformer idea ;-)
maybe i could help you out by taking some of those books off your hands hehehe
ok - i knew you would say no
i'll work on the cereal box transformer idea ;-)
185PaulCranswick
Mamie - coming soon! It is just before 6.30 am here and I am taking Belle to a basketball competition with the neighbouring american school (I sense impending disaster for the poor kids from the British international school) and then I will go to make office - "to catch up on paperwork".
Reba - You are right that the best place to hide them is in plain sight and which I will do when I get them into the house.
Mary Beth - I don't recall when I last bought only 1 book. My recent purchasing record was buying 47 books in a session but at a Penguin warehouse sale a few years ago I actually bought 169 books and needed a trolley to get them to the car. I was quite brazen about them actually as they cost me only around $300 for the lot.
Alex - I do use Book Depository too unfailingly but have them delivered to my office - I recently used it to send two books to Morphy and have presently 10 books pending delivery to me. It is great because I can track down books unavailable locally.
cee - hahaha as you rightly guessed i will pass on your kind suggestion! now if it was possible to change cereal into books - there would be something worth wishing for.
Reba - You are right that the best place to hide them is in plain sight and which I will do when I get them into the house.
Mary Beth - I don't recall when I last bought only 1 book. My recent purchasing record was buying 47 books in a session but at a Penguin warehouse sale a few years ago I actually bought 169 books and needed a trolley to get them to the car. I was quite brazen about them actually as they cost me only around $300 for the lot.
Alex - I do use Book Depository too unfailingly but have them delivered to my office - I recently used it to send two books to Morphy and have presently 10 books pending delivery to me. It is great because I can track down books unavailable locally.
cee - hahaha as you rightly guessed i will pass on your kind suggestion! now if it was possible to change cereal into books - there would be something worth wishing for.
186LovingLit
>179 PaulCranswick: *cracks up laughing*
Oh Paul, you are a card.
I hope your covert book smuggling operation can out-fox Sergeant Major SWMBOs surveillance operation.
Oh Paul, you are a card.
I hope your covert book smuggling operation can out-fox Sergeant Major SWMBOs surveillance operation.
187mckait
I have missed nearly two entire threads. What the heck? :PPP
No chance of catching up.. but I know you will forgive me.. I see some lists but I am just passing them by. I know you will forgive that, too. And thank you for that :)
No chance of catching up.. but I know you will forgive me.. I see some lists but I am just passing them by. I know you will forgive that, too. And thank you for that :)
189avatiakh
Wow, as well for the 169 books.
The trick to book smuggling is to throw a couple of library books on top (you must use recycle bags for this to work) and appear to be innocent of any book buying crime at all.
The trick to book smuggling is to throw a couple of library books on top (you must use recycle bags for this to work) and appear to be innocent of any book buying crime at all.
190msf59
Paul- I'm glad you liked Skyfall! I did not care for the last one (BORING!) but I loved Casino Royale. I like your Bond list. Wow, Craig is the best Bond? Maybe, but I would still give Connery the edge, since a couple of his, still remain the best ever. Although Craig is also married to the exquisite Rachel Weisz, so he gets points there as well. I would also give Moore the edge over Brosnan, because 2 of his were also my favorites. The Dalton films sucked but that's really not Dalton's fault.
I NEED to get back to the Inspector Erlendur series.
I NEED to get back to the Inspector Erlendur series.
191PaulCranswick
Megan - SWMBO has been defeated! We took Belle for her basketball tournament at 6.30 and then had a quick breakfast and she decided to stay and watch the games with one of her friends so I of course HAD to go to the office.
Kath - Few are as busy as you so of course no forgiveness necessary!
Pat - It was in a sale and I certainly got more Iris Murdochs than I had bargained for!
Kerry - Your strategy would be perfect except for the absence of a lending library!
Mark - Mr. Craig scores highly for good taste with Ms Weisz doesn't he? His third outing is a pretty good one with a nice twist. Erlendur is my favourite Miserablist still sleuthing since Wallender's retirement.
Kath - Few are as busy as you so of course no forgiveness necessary!
Pat - It was in a sale and I certainly got more Iris Murdochs than I had bargained for!
Kerry - Your strategy would be perfect except for the absence of a lending library!
Mark - Mr. Craig scores highly for good taste with Ms Weisz doesn't he? His third outing is a pretty good one with a nice twist. Erlendur is my favourite Miserablist still sleuthing since Wallender's retirement.
192PaulCranswick
OK here are the smuggled books:
Diplomatic Baggage by Brigid Keenan
Coffee, Tea or Me? by Trudi Baker
A Bunch of Fives by Helen Simpson
The Dream of the Celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
Time and Chance by Sharon Penman
The Expats by Chris Pavone
Phantom by Jo Nesbo
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The History of England by Lord Macauley
Promised Land : The Reinvention of Leeds United by Anthony Clavane
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
A History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Dune by Frank Herbert (read many many moons ago and didn't get it)
A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Palin
Fairly mixed bag if I say so myself. Now shower and work!
Diplomatic Baggage by Brigid Keenan
Coffee, Tea or Me? by Trudi Baker
A Bunch of Fives by Helen Simpson
The Dream of the Celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
Time and Chance by Sharon Penman
The Expats by Chris Pavone
Phantom by Jo Nesbo
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The History of England by Lord Macauley
Promised Land : The Reinvention of Leeds United by Anthony Clavane
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
A History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Dune by Frank Herbert (read many many moons ago and didn't get it)
A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Palin
Fairly mixed bag if I say so myself. Now shower and work!
193maggie1944
Will you re-read Dune and do you expect to "get it" this time? Interesting. I am not a re-reder because I just can't help but say "I know what happens". And of course, no I don't. Re-reading is all about bringing a new you to the book!
194luvamystery65
I read Dune many many moons ago and I still don't quite get it either. The more into the series I got the more confused I was, but it was entertaining. I'm glad I read it. I don't know if I could do a reread though. Where Angels Fear to Tread is on my list for 2013 Category read. Nice haul Paul!
195cameling
Whooooeee.... nice haul, Paul. The only ones I've read from your haul are Palin's Around the World in 80 Days, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Dune and The Dream of the Celt, all of which were excellent.
Have you considered taking 6 months off work to just sit and read all the lovely purchases you've made in just this year alone?
Have you considered taking 6 months off work to just sit and read all the lovely purchases you've made in just this year alone?
196jolerie
LOL... I so enjoy living vicariously through your splurges because I KNOW I wouldn't get away with them...at least not on such a regular basis.
Either you are really good at hiding your purchases or SWMBO is purposely ignoring the fact that the books in your house keep multiplying at an exponential rate...haha!
Either you are really good at hiding your purchases or SWMBO is purposely ignoring the fact that the books in your house keep multiplying at an exponential rate...haha!
197Crazymamie
Oh - a very nice haul, Paul, and you're right - it is a mixed bag. Excellent shopping! And thanks for taking the time to list them as you know I love to live vicariously!!
198PaulCranswick
Karen - I will re-read Dune as I read it as a school-boy and didn't appreciate it at all. I am hoping my more mature mind (ahem!) will enable me to appreciate it more.
Roberta - Thanks my dear I am also looking forward to reading the Forster as there is not so much of his work I haven't yet read.
Caro - hahaha I would have to read at double the speed of Suz to read all the books I've bought this year!
Valerie - It is a question of presentation - my room is so cluttered with books and music that some more in the scheme of things doesn't show. In any event I do quite regularly give books away to schools and orphanages to make space.
Roberta - Thanks my dear I am also looking forward to reading the Forster as there is not so much of his work I haven't yet read.
Caro - hahaha I would have to read at double the speed of Suz to read all the books I've bought this year!
Valerie - It is a question of presentation - my room is so cluttered with books and music that some more in the scheme of things doesn't show. In any event I do quite regularly give books away to schools and orphanages to make space.
199PaulCranswick
Mamie I am waiting for the backlash this month - as you didn't manage to complete any books last month with the move to the Pecan Paradisio and the fact that you were stuck with Murakami.
200SandDune
Paul - if Promised Land: the Reinvention of Leeds United is any good I might buy it for Mr SandDune!
201gennyt
What a great haul, Paul! The only one I've read is Where angels fear to tread.
Some unintended rhymes there...
Some unintended rhymes there...
202maggie1944
Good Saturday morning from the west coast of the US of A, Paul. I hope you are having a great time reading some interesting books! Smart of you to move them along, so you can have more room. Much easier to hide a couple of drops of water in a moving stream, eh?
203humouress
*de-lurking* before the new thread starts, and catching up on 40+ posts.
Karen, you're a chameleon. For some reason, I always imagine you as a Maggie. Can't think why.
Re the posting list, there's no point in me being competitive, because I'm down in the 100s. I usually do give it a quick glance, but I'm always surprised if I'm on there.
Re 007, George Lazenby, anyone?
Karen, you're a chameleon. For some reason, I always imagine you as a Maggie. Can't think why.
Re the posting list, there's no point in me being competitive, because I'm down in the 100s. I usually do give it a quick glance, but I'm always surprised if I'm on there.
Re 007, George Lazenby, anyone?
204Crazymamie
Ha, ha Paul - better fasten your seatbelt!
205PaulCranswick
Rhian - I have a fairly large collection of Leeds United related books as one may expect from a fanatic follower as I indeed am. I'll let you know soon Rhian because I have a habit of reading Leeds books soon and quickly!
Genny - thanks; I love the rhyme unintended or no.
Karen - What a lovely metaphor for a Saturday morning/evening. I get a thrill actually from giving some of the horde away occasionally.
Nina - Now I know why you would mention George Lazenby, geographically of course. Actually his one Bond movie is one of my absolute favourites- great plot and the wonderful Diana Rigg to boot. Not really sure what makes one thread busier than another but the results are remarkably consistent.
Mamie - Look forward to seeing your backlash!
Genny - thanks; I love the rhyme unintended or no.
Karen - What a lovely metaphor for a Saturday morning/evening. I get a thrill actually from giving some of the horde away occasionally.
Nina - Now I know why you would mention George Lazenby, geographically of course. Actually his one Bond movie is one of my absolute favourites- great plot and the wonderful Diana Rigg to boot. Not really sure what makes one thread busier than another but the results are remarkably consistent.
Mamie - Look forward to seeing your backlash!
206johnsimpson
Hi Mate, wow, 169 books in one go, i thought we were doing well when we ordered 51 from the bookpeople.co.uk was good but then again i am talking to a master. I think with bookpeople orders and general book buying from secondhand and charity shops we have accrued about 250 books this year, note i am saying we as SWMBO gets me to order some and then says i am buying MORE books again, the cheek.
Sounds like your collection of LUFC books is the same as my collection of cricket books. Hope you and yours are having a good weekend mate, by the way what's the time difference as i know i talk about the weekend and you are probably at work it being Monday.
Sounds like your collection of LUFC books is the same as my collection of cricket books. Hope you and yours are having a good weekend mate, by the way what's the time difference as i know i talk about the weekend and you are probably at work it being Monday.
207-Cee-
hi paul
i read dune a very long time ago too - and either i got it or didn't know there was anything to get!
i thoroughly enjoyed it and still have some lasting images - though i forget most of it now. will be interested in your 'mature' take on it :)
i read dune a very long time ago too - and either i got it or didn't know there was anything to get!
i thoroughly enjoyed it and still have some lasting images - though i forget most of it now. will be interested in your 'mature' take on it :)
208jnwelch
I'm like Cee re Dune. Thought I understood it, and got a kick out of the clever handling of the princess/Chani storyline.
209PaulCranswick
John - hahaha I'm not out of Saturday yet mate, but almost. A great weekend to you and your family too and I hope West Yorkshire is not too warm for you at this time of year. I have bought a little over 500 books this year (505 actually) but that is not too shabby considering I almost didn't get anything at all until well into February.
cee - i think i was too young when i read the book. i'm sure i'll have less trouble this time around.
Joe - Don't know whether I'll quite understand much of sci-fi but I can manage to enjoy it now and again.
cee - i think i was too young when i read the book. i'm sure i'll have less trouble this time around.
Joe - Don't know whether I'll quite understand much of sci-fi but I can manage to enjoy it now and again.
210sibylline
Hanging in there in about my same spot on the posting list - that's good.
I was surprised by how much I liked the american movie of the Larsson - thought it would be grosser/gorier but they handled it tastefully enough - considering what some shows and movies show these days - and the Salander character/actress was so terrific. Interesting that there were ten books planned. I am sorry he couldn't write more of them.
Dracula is, of course, a nearly perfect vampire novel, the ur-novel - but the question I have is what is sexy about some pale, clammy-skinned dude biting your neck and drinking your blood? I just find it...... iew...... I seriously don't get the appeal. But then I usually gravitate to male protagonists that aren't tall, dark, mysterious, elusive etc. Not my cuppa. Just looks like a recipe for trouble and disappointment down the road. I don't think I'm much of a romantic. Same in real life. Give me a mensch, any day.
I should add -- as long as 'romance' isn't part of the recipe of a novel with vampires in it - I'm interested - I do find the legend aspect intriguing, that is, that drinking blood, living at night, would give you this long life - it's such a weird idea. I loved the vampire piece in The Historian for example - thought it was simply brilliantly entertaining.
I was surprised by how much I liked the american movie of the Larsson - thought it would be grosser/gorier but they handled it tastefully enough - considering what some shows and movies show these days - and the Salander character/actress was so terrific. Interesting that there were ten books planned. I am sorry he couldn't write more of them.
Dracula is, of course, a nearly perfect vampire novel, the ur-novel - but the question I have is what is sexy about some pale, clammy-skinned dude biting your neck and drinking your blood? I just find it...... iew...... I seriously don't get the appeal. But then I usually gravitate to male protagonists that aren't tall, dark, mysterious, elusive etc. Not my cuppa. Just looks like a recipe for trouble and disappointment down the road. I don't think I'm much of a romantic. Same in real life. Give me a mensch, any day.
I should add -- as long as 'romance' isn't part of the recipe of a novel with vampires in it - I'm interested - I do find the legend aspect intriguing, that is, that drinking blood, living at night, would give you this long life - it's such a weird idea. I loved the vampire piece in The Historian for example - thought it was simply brilliantly entertaining.
212sibylline
Loved Dune too and have to brag have to boast - forgive me - but my godfather is the editor who 'discovered' the oft-rejected manuscript and insisted it be printed at his firm. It didn't sell well at first and he lost his job because of it. How ironic and pathetic is that!!!!?????
213Donna828
Paul, lots of interesting chat here as always. I got curious about my Zeitgeist listing. 4.35 posts per day for me. I didn't post anything my first year and posted very little in the 50 Book Challenge my second year on LT. Now I spend waaay too much time lurking and posting in this marvelous group when I should be either cleaning house or, better yet, READING!
I hope you are having a great week end, Paul!
I hope you are having a great week end, Paul!
214Mercury57
Hi Paul, I just had to find out where in the world this amazing building is - I think in might be Johor Bahru? Amazingly I've actually been there - it was quite a few years ago when the company I work for had an office there and we were looking to build a new manufacturing plant. Don't remember seeing anything as eye catching as that building though.
215PaulCranswick
Lucy - as we often are I find myself in almost complete agreement with you! I also enjoyed The Historian although it seems to be a book that divides opinions.
Roni - I have little intention of reading it as a series, but too many wise voices have expressed positivity about Dune for me to continue to overlook it.
Lucy - It is a common theme isn't it that writers and artists go overlooked for too long. Think of Vincent and his missing ear, think of poor old Kafka whodied unaware that he would be acclaimed a genius.
Donna - I am sure if you took the last two years (the time I have been a member) your posts per day would be well into double figures. I will get round the threads with armsfuls of happy Sundays tomorrow morning.
Lovely to see you here Karen all the way from Wales. Very interesting that you spent time in Johor Bahru (which is considered to be something of a cowboy town) by the Singaporeans. My dear (ahem) wife SWMBO hails from JB although she was born in Singapore and I regularly go there as my in-laws live in the Plentong area of the city. I came to Malaysia in 1994 with Siemens and spent 6 of my first 7 years in Johor Bahru. The building atop the thread is actually on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur and you are right in that there are few buildings approaching that architectural interest down there!
By the way do you have a thread in the group so I can see what books you're reading and how life is treating you (well I hope). You now make the third part of a triumvirate of special welsh ladies in the group after Calm and Rhian.
Roni - I have little intention of reading it as a series, but too many wise voices have expressed positivity about Dune for me to continue to overlook it.
Lucy - It is a common theme isn't it that writers and artists go overlooked for too long. Think of Vincent and his missing ear, think of poor old Kafka whodied unaware that he would be acclaimed a genius.
Donna - I am sure if you took the last two years (the time I have been a member) your posts per day would be well into double figures. I will get round the threads with armsfuls of happy Sundays tomorrow morning.
Lovely to see you here Karen all the way from Wales. Very interesting that you spent time in Johor Bahru (which is considered to be something of a cowboy town) by the Singaporeans. My dear (ahem) wife SWMBO hails from JB although she was born in Singapore and I regularly go there as my in-laws live in the Plentong area of the city. I came to Malaysia in 1994 with Siemens and spent 6 of my first 7 years in Johor Bahru. The building atop the thread is actually on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur and you are right in that there are few buildings approaching that architectural interest down there!
By the way do you have a thread in the group so I can see what books you're reading and how life is treating you (well I hope). You now make the third part of a triumvirate of special welsh ladies in the group after Calm and Rhian.
216benitastrnad
I have to say I have never purchased 169 books all at once, but I have come close. When I attend my conference my practice is to pick up everything I can and mail it home. Then sort through it. Out of your recent haul I read Coffee, Tea, or Me years ago. I can't remember a thing about it, but remember that it was considered to be quite scandalous when it was published. I read it about ten years after it came out.
On Friday I had two college girls come to the library looking for Fifty Shades of Grey. They were disappointed when I told them we did not have it in the library. Like Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I have to wonder why those books are so popular? I suspect that they have somehow managed to strike a cord within society. But what cord?
I will also take the time to plug my latest discovery. Now that you are no longer driving and can sit and read during your commute you may not be that interested in literary materials to listen to, but just in case you don't want to read books, the Mark Lawson series on BBC4 titled "Foreign Bodies" is very good. There are 15 episodes about mysteries and crime fiction and how they mirror the societies, culture, and history of various countries around Europe. I have now listened to five of the episodes and have enjoyed them. I think they are available on iTunes, but most certainly they are available on the BBC4 web site.
BBC4 is also dramatizing all ten of the Martin Beck books and these will be available for download in the near future.
On Friday I had two college girls come to the library looking for Fifty Shades of Grey. They were disappointed when I told them we did not have it in the library. Like Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I have to wonder why those books are so popular? I suspect that they have somehow managed to strike a cord within society. But what cord?
I will also take the time to plug my latest discovery. Now that you are no longer driving and can sit and read during your commute you may not be that interested in literary materials to listen to, but just in case you don't want to read books, the Mark Lawson series on BBC4 titled "Foreign Bodies" is very good. There are 15 episodes about mysteries and crime fiction and how they mirror the societies, culture, and history of various countries around Europe. I have now listened to five of the episodes and have enjoyed them. I think they are available on iTunes, but most certainly they are available on the BBC4 web site.
BBC4 is also dramatizing all ten of the Martin Beck books and these will be available for download in the near future.
217PaulCranswick
Book Reading League. Largely for those with over 100 posts on their threads as I am not able to keep up with all 1000+ members!
Still the list must be qualified due to some of the threads not being updated. Done my best but if I have misinterpreted anyone's numbers or just made mistakes let me know!
1 Suzanne 359
2 Susan 308
3 Amber 265
4 Morphy 240
5 kathy (kmartin) 231
6 Selene (mene) 202
7 Lori (Thornton) 196
8 Foggidawn 187
9 Emilie (alsvidur) 185
10 Kerry 184
11 Brenda (brenpike) 178
12 Anne (AnneDC) 164
13 Kim (lilkim) 161
14 Heather 159
15 Judy (Delta Queen) 156
16 Jeremy (JBD1) 152
17 Bianca 151
18 Rachel (Hibernator) 151
19 Melis (kassilim) 150
20 Ilana 149
21 Terri (tloeffler) 148
22 Jenn (Nittnut) 145
23 James (Eyejaybee) 144
24 Roni 143
25 Karen O. 140
26 Richard 139
27 Susan J 139
28 Luci (Elkidee) 137
29 Carrie (cbl_tn) 135
30 kkunker 134
31 Mark 134
32 Caro 131
33 LauraBrook 131
34 Cynara 130
35 Hugehorrorfan 130
36 Calm 128
37 Kriti 128
38 Rachel (aktakukac) 128
39 Tina (tututhefirst) 128
40 Cyrel (torontoc) 124
41 Kath 124
42 Mary (storeettlr) 122
43 Joe 119
44 Cindy (Countrylife) 117
45 Karenmarie 117
46 Blue 116
47 Nathalie 116
48 Liz (Lyzard) 115
49 Rosalita 115
50 Becca (seasonoflove) 112
51 Cheli (cyderry) 110
52 Dejah 110
53 G 109
54 Linda (Whisper) 109
55 Stasia 109
56 Beth 108
57 Lucy (Sibyx) 108
58 Terri (tymfos) 105
59 Chelle 104
60 Darryl 104
61 Kerry (CDVicarage) 104
62 swynn 103
63 Fuzzi 102
64 Kathy (archerygirl) 101
65 Lulu 101
66 Bumpersmoms 99
67 Micky 99
68 Jim (drneutron) 95
69 Amy (PorchReader) 94
70 Genny 94
71 Donna 92
72 Ellen (kittenfish) 92
73 Jenny (Lunacat) 92
74 Daneille 91
75 Rebecca (Rebeccanyc) 91
76 Susie (susiesharp) 91
77 Mamie 90
78 Susanna 90
79 Sugarcreekranch 89
80 Janet (Streamsong) 89
81 Anne (AMQS) 88
82 Linda (Lindapanzo) 86
83 Valerie 86
84 Mary (bell7) 85
85 Aarubabookwoman 84
86 Kelly (Violet Bramble) 83
87 Bohemiangirl 82
88 Paul 82
89 Judy (ffortsa) 81
90 Paul (paulstalder) 81
91 Charlotte (fourpawz2) 80
92 Musicmom 80
93 Kerri (DorsVenabili) 79
94 Megan 79
95 David (tapestry100) 78
96 Faith (Dk_Phoenix) 78
97 Gail 78
98 Monica (justjoey) 78
99 Ellen 77
100 Kara 77
101 ninetiger 77
102 Randy 77
103 Dee 76
104 Peggy 76
105 Librarylover 75
106 Mike (mldavis) 75
107 Reba (chataquan) 74
108 Katie 73
109 Laytonwoman3rd 73
110 Lori (Ikernagh) 73
111 Markon 73
112 Unrulysun 73
113 Bonnie 72
114 Tangledthread 72
115 Tui (Tiffin) 72
116 Cariola 71
117 Claudia 71
118 Orlaith (ominogue) 69
119 Carrie (cal8769) 68
120 Rhian (SandDune) 68
121 Steve (sclvad) 68
122 Applebook 66
123 Ellie (mirrordrum) 65
124 Luxx 65
125 chexmix 64
126 Jenn (jmaloney17) 64
127 Jean (majika) 63
128 Katherine (qebo) 63
129 mstrust 63
130 Nora 63
131 Stephen (Ape) 63
132 Tammy (tjblue) 63
133 Deb 62
134 Carly M 61
135 Joanne 61
136 Kathy (persephone) 60
137 Marcia 60
138 kindlekapers 59
139 Lynda (Carmenere) 59
140 Stephen (TomKitten) 59
141 Laura (lycomayflower) 58
142 Jenthepen 56
143 Piyush 56
144 Brenda (Beeg) 55
145 Laura 54
146 Marie (mbellerose) 54
147 Zoe 54
148 Angela (bookangel) 53
149 Bekka 53
150 BJ (billiejean) 53
151 Larry (someguy) 53
152 Sara (Saraslibrary) 53
153 Cindy (Georgiadawn) 52
154 Kim (Berly) 52
155 Helenoel 50
156 Mary Beth 50
157 flissp 49
158 Nina (humouress) 49
159 Caroline McElwee 48
160 Leonie 48
161 Anita (FAMeulstee) 46
162 Ellie 46
163 Karen (maggie1944) 46
164 Katelism 46
165 Linda (Linda92007) 45
167 Sarah (beserene) 45
168 Jechtshot 44
169 Jill (mrstreme) 44
170 Carsten 43
171 Madeline 43
172 Tad 43
173 Eris 42
174 Leah 42
175 casvelyn 41
176 Samantha 39
177 Karen (karspeak)38
178 Becky (labwriter) 37
179 Alex 36
180 Caty (CatyM) 36
181 Cushla 36
182 Hannah 36
183 Brit 35
184 Monica (mskeens) 35
185 PLT 34
186 Sandy (sjmccreary) 34
187 Nancy 32
188 Monica (crazy4reading)27
189 Lisa (kiwiflowa) 26
190 Porua 26
191 Prue 26
192 Blackdogbooks 24
193 Michelle (mks) 24
194 Pat 24
195 Ursula 24
196 Jude 23
Still the list must be qualified due to some of the threads not being updated. Done my best but if I have misinterpreted anyone's numbers or just made mistakes let me know!
1 Suzanne 359
2 Susan 308
3 Amber 265
4 Morphy 240
5 kathy (kmartin) 231
6 Selene (mene) 202
7 Lori (Thornton) 196
8 Foggidawn 187
9 Emilie (alsvidur) 185
10 Kerry 184
11 Brenda (brenpike) 178
12 Anne (AnneDC) 164
13 Kim (lilkim) 161
14 Heather 159
15 Judy (Delta Queen) 156
16 Jeremy (JBD1) 152
17 Bianca 151
18 Rachel (Hibernator) 151
19 Melis (kassilim) 150
20 Ilana 149
21 Terri (tloeffler) 148
22 Jenn (Nittnut) 145
23 James (Eyejaybee) 144
24 Roni 143
25 Karen O. 140
26 Richard 139
27 Susan J 139
28 Luci (Elkidee) 137
29 Carrie (cbl_tn) 135
30 kkunker 134
31 Mark 134
32 Caro 131
33 LauraBrook 131
34 Cynara 130
35 Hugehorrorfan 130
36 Calm 128
37 Kriti 128
38 Rachel (aktakukac) 128
39 Tina (tututhefirst) 128
40 Cyrel (torontoc) 124
41 Kath 124
42 Mary (storeettlr) 122
43 Joe 119
44 Cindy (Countrylife) 117
45 Karenmarie 117
46 Blue 116
47 Nathalie 116
48 Liz (Lyzard) 115
49 Rosalita 115
50 Becca (seasonoflove) 112
51 Cheli (cyderry) 110
52 Dejah 110
53 G 109
54 Linda (Whisper) 109
55 Stasia 109
56 Beth 108
57 Lucy (Sibyx) 108
58 Terri (tymfos) 105
59 Chelle 104
60 Darryl 104
61 Kerry (CDVicarage) 104
62 swynn 103
63 Fuzzi 102
64 Kathy (archerygirl) 101
65 Lulu 101
66 Bumpersmoms 99
67 Micky 99
68 Jim (drneutron) 95
69 Amy (PorchReader) 94
70 Genny 94
71 Donna 92
72 Ellen (kittenfish) 92
73 Jenny (Lunacat) 92
74 Daneille 91
75 Rebecca (Rebeccanyc) 91
76 Susie (susiesharp) 91
77 Mamie 90
78 Susanna 90
79 Sugarcreekranch 89
80 Janet (Streamsong) 89
81 Anne (AMQS) 88
82 Linda (Lindapanzo) 86
83 Valerie 86
84 Mary (bell7) 85
85 Aarubabookwoman 84
86 Kelly (Violet Bramble) 83
87 Bohemiangirl 82
88 Paul 82
89 Judy (ffortsa) 81
90 Paul (paulstalder) 81
91 Charlotte (fourpawz2) 80
92 Musicmom 80
93 Kerri (DorsVenabili) 79
94 Megan 79
95 David (tapestry100) 78
96 Faith (Dk_Phoenix) 78
97 Gail 78
98 Monica (justjoey) 78
99 Ellen 77
100 Kara 77
101 ninetiger 77
102 Randy 77
103 Dee 76
104 Peggy 76
105 Librarylover 75
106 Mike (mldavis) 75
107 Reba (chataquan) 74
108 Katie 73
109 Laytonwoman3rd 73
110 Lori (Ikernagh) 73
111 Markon 73
112 Unrulysun 73
113 Bonnie 72
114 Tangledthread 72
115 Tui (Tiffin) 72
116 Cariola 71
117 Claudia 71
118 Orlaith (ominogue) 69
119 Carrie (cal8769) 68
120 Rhian (SandDune) 68
121 Steve (sclvad) 68
122 Applebook 66
123 Ellie (mirrordrum) 65
124 Luxx 65
125 chexmix 64
126 Jenn (jmaloney17) 64
127 Jean (majika) 63
128 Katherine (qebo) 63
129 mstrust 63
130 Nora 63
131 Stephen (Ape) 63
132 Tammy (tjblue) 63
133 Deb 62
134 Carly M 61
135 Joanne 61
136 Kathy (persephone) 60
137 Marcia 60
138 kindlekapers 59
139 Lynda (Carmenere) 59
140 Stephen (TomKitten) 59
141 Laura (lycomayflower) 58
142 Jenthepen 56
143 Piyush 56
144 Brenda (Beeg) 55
145 Laura 54
146 Marie (mbellerose) 54
147 Zoe 54
148 Angela (bookangel) 53
149 Bekka 53
150 BJ (billiejean) 53
151 Larry (someguy) 53
152 Sara (Saraslibrary) 53
153 Cindy (Georgiadawn) 52
154 Kim (Berly) 52
155 Helenoel 50
156 Mary Beth 50
157 flissp 49
158 Nina (humouress) 49
159 Caroline McElwee 48
160 Leonie 48
161 Anita (FAMeulstee) 46
162 Ellie 46
163 Karen (maggie1944) 46
164 Katelism 46
165 Linda (Linda92007) 45
167 Sarah (beserene) 45
168 Jechtshot 44
169 Jill (mrstreme) 44
170 Carsten 43
171 Madeline 43
172 Tad 43
173 Eris 42
174 Leah 42
175 casvelyn 41
176 Samantha 39
177 Karen (karspeak)38
178 Becky (labwriter) 37
179 Alex 36
180 Caty (CatyM) 36
181 Cushla 36
182 Hannah 36
183 Brit 35
184 Monica (mskeens) 35
185 PLT 34
186 Sandy (sjmccreary) 34
187 Nancy 32
188 Monica (crazy4reading)27
189 Lisa (kiwiflowa) 26
190 Porua 26
191 Prue 26
192 Blackdogbooks 24
193 Michelle (mks) 24
194 Pat 24
195 Ursula 24
196 Jude 23
218PaulCranswick
Benita - the mystery series on BBC4 sounds tremendous and I will eventually look it up. The group is filled with acquisitive (in its purchasing sense) people. I would give a nod to both Linda (alaskabookworm) and Katie who make my own purchasing adventures seem mundane!
Since you are still homeless in the group (though finally settling into your new RL home) I willtake this opportunity of wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Since you are still homeless in the group (though finally settling into your new RL home) I willtake this opportunity of wishing you a wonderful weekend.
219gennyt
I'll concur about the Mark Lawson series, which I think I mentioned earlier when I posted the link to the Guardian article on the same subject (I think I put that on my onw thread, but mentioned it here). I've only managed to catch one of the fifteen 15-minute programmes as it was broadcast so far (that one happened to be about Ruth Rendell and PD James), but they all available to listen again on iPlayer for those who can get that, and as podcasts, including 3 omnibus editions, which is how I think I'll download them. NB info is on BBC Radio 4 website, rather than BBC4 which is TV (though that is also doing great things for European crime fiction by broadcasting various subtitled non-British or American detective shows on Saturday nights, currently all the Montalbano series).
220benitastrnad
#219
It was you! I knew I read about the Guardian article somewhere and was sure it was on LT, but then couldn't find it again. I looked up the article and then found it on the BBC Radio 4 web site. They really are very good and provide a unique take on Modern European history. I posted my thoughts on the program on Mark's thread and he had no clue about what I was talking about. I explained it and he said he was going to check it out. It is well worth the time to download and listen. I want to get them downloaded to the iPad but unfortunately not all of the 15 are available at the moment. The dramatizations of the Martin Beck books sound good as well, so perhaps I will have to download them when they are available. Now I have to check out the BBC4 site as well? What programs are they broadcasting? Aside from the Montalbano series? I have season two on CD but don't want to watch them until I get the books read.
It was you! I knew I read about the Guardian article somewhere and was sure it was on LT, but then couldn't find it again. I looked up the article and then found it on the BBC Radio 4 web site. They really are very good and provide a unique take on Modern European history. I posted my thoughts on the program on Mark's thread and he had no clue about what I was talking about. I explained it and he said he was going to check it out. It is well worth the time to download and listen. I want to get them downloaded to the iPad but unfortunately not all of the 15 are available at the moment. The dramatizations of the Martin Beck books sound good as well, so perhaps I will have to download them when they are available. Now I have to check out the BBC4 site as well? What programs are they broadcasting? Aside from the Montalbano series? I have season two on CD but don't want to watch them until I get the books read.
221LovingLit
>216 benitastrnad: I suspect that they have somehow managed to strike a cord within society. But what cord?
I think its that so many people are talking about these books that people dont want to feel like they are missing out on being included in the conversation. More so this applies to teenagers.
Hi Paul, glad to hear your operation was carried out successfully. Now, for more books smuggling! Even I have to wonder how you fit them all in though :)
I think its that so many people are talking about these books that people dont want to feel like they are missing out on being included in the conversation. More so this applies to teenagers.
Hi Paul, glad to hear your operation was carried out successfully. Now, for more books smuggling! Even I have to wonder how you fit them all in though :)
222DeltaQueen50
Hi Paul, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading about your book buying and smuggling! Coffee, Tea, or Me brings back memories of the 60's. Benita is quite right, the book was considered quite scandalous and gave airline stewardess quite the reputation for awhile.
Love your stats, don't know how you manage to keep track of everything, you must not need as much sleep as the rest of us!
Love your stats, don't know how you manage to keep track of everything, you must not need as much sleep as the rest of us!
223gennyt
220 Yes it was me! I put a link to the guardian article on the interesting articles thread, perhaps you spotted it there. BBC4 have broadcast several interesting foreign-language series in the past couple of years, including the French 'Spiral' (Engregages), the Swedish films of the Wallander books, a Danish series The Killing which developed a big cult following (it was 20 episodes dealing with the solving of one crime, very different from the standard TV solve it in in one hour approach), another Danish show more about politics (Borgen), and a Danish Swedish collaboration series called The Bridge about a Danish Swedish police collaboration on a murder which took place on the bridge which links the two countries. Lots of good Scandinavian noir.
224PaulCranswick
Genny - I do recall reading a few times about Mark Lawson's apparently excellent series and have checked and, yes, you did mention it on your own Geordie glory of a thread.
Benita - I can imagine the Martin Beck series being good and I am certain, having seen snippets of the same, that the Montalbano dramatisations are excellent - one question though, do they follow the plot of the books or are they different?
Megan - I am more qualified to comment on smuggling than sociology so I will simply say thanks and my new books have a little pile of their own in my room. I have tidied the place and have the unread fiction sorted alphabetically (apart from the last two splurges). Kerri has asked me for photos which I have asked Yasmyne to do for me and I will share.
Judy - Coffee, Tea or Me? looks like fun and I am adding to my travel options for my 13 in 13 next year as it is one of my categories (for now anyway!).
The book reading league is far more difficult than the thread posting league as I need to read every single thread and some of us have different ways of keeping score! The other difficulty is that not everyone updates regularly and some have gone MIA so the results are not 100% accurate.
Genny - European drama does seem to be very much in vogue at the moment - does it bring some of the stark realism to the screen that is so satisfying in much of the writing? I do notice that where there have been adaptions in the original language and then in english (like The Killing for example) the original has generally been more favourably received.
Benita - I can imagine the Martin Beck series being good and I am certain, having seen snippets of the same, that the Montalbano dramatisations are excellent - one question though, do they follow the plot of the books or are they different?
Megan - I am more qualified to comment on smuggling than sociology so I will simply say thanks and my new books have a little pile of their own in my room. I have tidied the place and have the unread fiction sorted alphabetically (apart from the last two splurges). Kerri has asked me for photos which I have asked Yasmyne to do for me and I will share.
Judy - Coffee, Tea or Me? looks like fun and I am adding to my travel options for my 13 in 13 next year as it is one of my categories (for now anyway!).
The book reading league is far more difficult than the thread posting league as I need to read every single thread and some of us have different ways of keeping score! The other difficulty is that not everyone updates regularly and some have gone MIA so the results are not 100% accurate.
Genny - European drama does seem to be very much in vogue at the moment - does it bring some of the stark realism to the screen that is so satisfying in much of the writing? I do notice that where there have been adaptions in the original language and then in english (like The Killing for example) the original has generally been more favourably received.
225PaulCranswick
For those a little statistically inclined as am I, I would point out that, thanks to all your visits and some of the wonderful conversations you have driven with a grateful host, these threads have passed the 8000 mark already this year. (8020 to be accurate).
Thanks to everyone who has posted on my thread this year and for making LT such a pleasure to be a member of and now an essential part of me.
Thanks to everyone who has posted on my thread this year and for making LT such a pleasure to be a member of and now an essential part of me.
226nittnut
>210 sibylline: I have to agree with Lucy. I am also not a fan of creepy pale guys sucking on necks. Truth be told, I probably prefer rugged cowboy types... and rodeo cowboys (in general) are probably not much more reliable than vampires. You know. Reality vs. imagination.
I also really enjoyed The Historian. It was a very entertaining book and satisfyingly large.
Daniel Craig makes a fabulous Bond. Can't say I liked any of the previous players. Was never a fan of Bond movies until Casino Royale, then I was totally sold. I am also very much enjoying the Sherlock Holmes films with what's his name.
I also really enjoyed The Historian. It was a very entertaining book and satisfyingly large.
Daniel Craig makes a fabulous Bond. Can't say I liked any of the previous players. Was never a fan of Bond movies until Casino Royale, then I was totally sold. I am also very much enjoying the Sherlock Holmes films with what's his name.
227PaulCranswick
Jenn, join the club I have an intense irritation with romantic vampires - even when they look like Kirsten Stewart.
We also agree on a favourite Bond - I do like the Sean Connery version and don't mind Lazenby or very early Moore but fell out of love with the rest of them.
We also agree on a favourite Bond - I do like the Sean Connery version and don't mind Lazenby or very early Moore but fell out of love with the rest of them.
228maggie1944
Paul, I will go straighten out my book reading record... tomorrow.... perhaps. I wouldn't want to contribute to your statistical inaccuracy rates. I know how important it is to have confidence in your numbers!
Back in the day, I actually had to stand up in front of a public and discuss - horrors - statistical analysis of populations, and other stuff. *shudder*
Back in the day, I actually had to stand up in front of a public and discuss - horrors - statistical analysis of populations, and other stuff. *shudder*
229EBT1002
Paul, how are you??
Thanks to everyone who has posted on my thread this year and for making LT such a pleasure to be a member of and now an essential part of me.
Oh yeah. It's a mutual love fest. Even as my job has made it really difficult to keep up the past couple of months, this is still one of my favorite places and it's definitely the only website to which I feel any loyalty.... This community is solid gold.
There are two people who have read more than 300 books this year. So far. I stand in awe.
Thanks to everyone who has posted on my thread this year and for making LT such a pleasure to be a member of and now an essential part of me.
Oh yeah. It's a mutual love fest. Even as my job has made it really difficult to keep up the past couple of months, this is still one of my favorite places and it's definitely the only website to which I feel any loyalty.... This community is solid gold.
There are two people who have read more than 300 books this year. So far. I stand in awe.
230PaulCranswick
Karen - hahaha lies, lies and damned statistics!
Ellen - thanks and you would be on the podium in prizes given out for most frequent visitors. I actually think there are more than 2 with over 300. Dejah and Luci are not up to date and it would be interesting to see their updated figures. But yes, awe is the appropriate word.
Ellen - thanks and you would be on the podium in prizes given out for most frequent visitors. I actually think there are more than 2 with over 300. Dejah and Luci are not up to date and it would be interesting to see their updated figures. But yes, awe is the appropriate word.
231roundballnz
227 > Good to see I am not the only one in regards to this paranormal/vampire romantic stuff - can't stand it - if a vampire turns up in a book I generally stop reading ...... of course I like other books vampire lovers don't
232maggie1944
I generally do not pick up vampire books. Afraid I might get infected!
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
yup
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
yup
233ronincats
Paul, you are very right. It is best to pretend that Dune was written as, and continued to be, a stand-alone. I haven't reread it for years, although I know I've read it at least 3 times in the my teens and twenties. I think it would still hold up for me.
234EBT1002
I have not been much of a SF reader and I still remember some of the scenes in Dune, having read it something like 30 years ago.... Can that be right? I read it because my college boyfriend, Egor, liked it.
235PaulCranswick
Alex - I wouldn't knock anyone for reading the stuff but its not for me either I'm afraid. I saw a response from someone who hasn't posted before on Linda's thread recently (laytonwoman3rd that is - there are more Lindas in the group than any other name, go figure) which not only attacked her point of view but seemed to question her right to hold such an opinion. I would recommend anyone to look at the posts and Linda's response - pure class! I love the fact that we can love or like or dislike or abhor books without fear of hurting each others sensibilities.
Karen - hahaha; I just read back what I had hurriedly typed earlier and had a wee chuckle; thanks for the correction!
Wow Roni - I have never read any book more than twice! I will soon find out what I have been missing.
Ellen - I am surprised that you don't like science fiction having as you did a friend called Egor!
Karen - hahaha; I just read back what I had hurriedly typed earlier and had a wee chuckle; thanks for the correction!
Wow Roni - I have never read any book more than twice! I will soon find out what I have been missing.
Ellen - I am surprised that you don't like science fiction having as you did a friend called Egor!
236maggie1944
Paul, my pleasure. You are very welcome.
237PaulCranswick
Karen - my american cousins have been very much on my thoughts recently what with the plans to visit next year and Belle's participation in her school basketball team. We watched them yesterday and, well, there was a certain consistency. Played four lost four and extremely heavily. The poor girls looked terrified of the ball.
Yesterday I bought Belle her own basketball afterwards and I spent my first ever morning shooting hoops with Kyran and Belle. Yasmyne is the school netball captain and looked on disdainfully at such a common sport (her feelings not mine). As those who have met me can attest, I am not built for the game at a little under 5 ft 6 (Kyran is already 5 ft 8 at 13) but I think Belle got more from the session than father and brother did.
Yesterday I bought Belle her own basketball afterwards and I spent my first ever morning shooting hoops with Kyran and Belle. Yasmyne is the school netball captain and looked on disdainfully at such a common sport (her feelings not mine). As those who have met me can attest, I am not built for the game at a little under 5 ft 6 (Kyran is already 5 ft 8 at 13) but I think Belle got more from the session than father and brother did.
238maggie1944
I know the "afraid of the ball" feeling. It hurts when you are hit by a ball you are supposed to catch. Sometimes catching the ball hurts. I think people who are destined to be good sports players develop a "I don't care if it hurts" attitude. I've not got that one down. I care. (-;
239PaulCranswick
Belle is actually quite a determined little creature and I think her pride was hurt yesterday when her team was outplayed so completely. I get the feeling she won't succumb so easily next time!
240SandDune
#223 BBC4 have broadcast several interesting foreign-language series in the past couple of years - We don't watch huge amounts of TV but we saw all those things you've mentioned and especially The Killing and The Bridge were by far the best things on at the time. There was a point when J wanted to know why everything we watched was either in Swedish or Danish!
241PaulCranswick
Well Rhian I suppose it wasn't double dutch at least. I have seen some of the excerpts from the shows and they do look pretty good.
242Mercury57
>215 PaulCranswick: Paul - 2 other Welsh women in the group. Now you should all be very worried !.
I shall have to look up the other two ladies ..
My thread is very thin in comparison to most of the people in the group. I only recently joined and am still trying to figure out how to use it. It's
here
I shall have to look up the other two ladies ..
My thread is very thin in comparison to most of the people in the group. I only recently joined and am still trying to figure out how to use it. It's
here
243calm
Hi Paul - hope you are having a great weekend. Another fine book haul and not long until you have Erni back. So hopefully all is going well with you and yours. The basketball sounds fun and I hope that next time Belle's team plays they have a better result:)
244Morphidae
I love the fact that we can love or like or dislike or abhor books without fear of hurting each others sensibilities.
Exactly. Another LTer recently posted about hating one of my favorite romances. It was no reflection on her or me. It just meant we had different opinions on the book and is no reflection on our characters or tastes.
I have no problem with people not liking vampire romances, for instance. Just don't insult me or readers who do like them. I don't care for westerns, doesn't mean I have any opinion about people who DO like westerns. Different people like different things.
The_Hibernator/Rachel and I were talking about books (of course) at our meet up and we discussed how some readers like books because of the language and some readers like books because of the story. One isn't better than the other, just different.
Exactly. Another LTer recently posted about hating one of my favorite romances. It was no reflection on her or me. It just meant we had different opinions on the book and is no reflection on our characters or tastes.
I have no problem with people not liking vampire romances, for instance. Just don't insult me or readers who do like them. I don't care for westerns, doesn't mean I have any opinion about people who DO like westerns. Different people like different things.
The_Hibernator/Rachel and I were talking about books (of course) at our meet up and we discussed how some readers like books because of the language and some readers like books because of the story. One isn't better than the other, just different.
245The_Hibernator
>244 Morphidae: I agree Morphy! If you insult people who read books that you don't like, that just shows that your mind might not be as big as you think it is. ;)
>217 PaulCranswick: Yay! for being number 18. But. Wait! What's this? Can I call myself 17 because I'm tied with Bianca? ;)
>217 PaulCranswick: Yay! for being number 18. But. Wait! What's this? Can I call myself 17 because I'm tied with Bianca? ;)
246SandDune
#244 I agree too - some of my favourite books are hated by people who I really like and vice versa. It doesn't mean anything other than the fact we like different books.
247lauralkeet
42 messages behind and no hope of absorbing them all. Just saying hello.
248msf59
Hi Paul- Like Laura, I suddenly find myself 46 messages behind. See what happens when you skip a day? Thanks for the reading league stats. I have read a respectable 134 but still can't imagine reading 300 plus and with nearly 2 months left. "Dream the impossible dream..."
Sadly, I have never read Dune. Maybe I can put it on my Neglected Authors Challenge, (I just made that up) for next year. It will be a crowded list.
Sadly, I have never read Dune. Maybe I can put it on my Neglected Authors Challenge, (I just made that up) for next year. It will be a crowded list.
249mckait
Not caught up.. but I mentioned on Terri's thread, when I saw your post.. that I do hope that you carry on with the Louise Penny, or even skip to book 2 if that's what it takes. Each book gets better, Paul.. honest!
250maggie1944
I'll chime in with Kath: book 3 is much better than 2. Penny's books are worth following!
251Crazymamie
Love to see the book reading league post! How fun - and how incredible! Like Ellen, I am simply in awe of all those books read - and to think that I contributed absolutely nothing last month. YIKES. Better get busy!
252PaulCranswick
Karen - I have gone straight to your thread and I notice that your two national compadres have beaten me to it! You'll soon find your feet - people like Chelle, Mamie and myself have not been here for ever so long but the older hands like Stasia, Kath, Mark and one of the umpteen Lindas soon made us welcome. The group is awash with characters and I'm sure you will enjoy getting acquainted with some of them.
Calm - I need to see Erni again soon; SWMBO is getting fraught with the burden of the housework falling on her and the kids are not filling the breach quite to her expectations! The basketball was quite fun and I shed a few pounds I think in the mid morning heat on the court.
Morphy - it is funny that you should comment so beautifully on this topic. Almost famously (well between the two of us anyway) we rarely agree on the merit of a particular book (and, yes, I love Westerns!) but I feel in our case our divergence of opinion on books has made us closer! I do worry what you will make of the two books I sent you, both of which I enjoyed. At least you'll read 'em a darned sight faster than I could. btw I stupidly noticed that I sent you the books from the UK version of Book Depository and I could have sent them by the US version and got them to you within a couple of days!
Rachel - exactly, the manner of expressing our differences of opinion says a lot about us doesn't it and that is another reason why I thought the riposte by Linda was pure class.
Equal 17th it is my dear! My excel of course sorts it by most books read and then alphabetically.
Rhian - I can't imagine why the French academics used to fall out so spectacularly over books and writing they did or didn't like; I for one find such differences of opinion quite endearing.
Calm - I need to see Erni again soon; SWMBO is getting fraught with the burden of the housework falling on her and the kids are not filling the breach quite to her expectations! The basketball was quite fun and I shed a few pounds I think in the mid morning heat on the court.
Morphy - it is funny that you should comment so beautifully on this topic. Almost famously (well between the two of us anyway) we rarely agree on the merit of a particular book (and, yes, I love Westerns!) but I feel in our case our divergence of opinion on books has made us closer! I do worry what you will make of the two books I sent you, both of which I enjoyed. At least you'll read 'em a darned sight faster than I could. btw I stupidly noticed that I sent you the books from the UK version of Book Depository and I could have sent them by the US version and got them to you within a couple of days!
Rachel - exactly, the manner of expressing our differences of opinion says a lot about us doesn't it and that is another reason why I thought the riposte by Linda was pure class.
Equal 17th it is my dear! My excel of course sorts it by most books read and then alphabetically.
Rhian - I can't imagine why the French academics used to fall out so spectacularly over books and writing they did or didn't like; I for one find such differences of opinion quite endearing.
253PaulCranswick
Laura - Things got on top of me a while ago with work and my computer playing up so I know how you feel to see so many posts in front of you and wonder where to begin. Nice to see you anyway!
Mark - Your reading has impressed me immensely this year mate especially considering your full time job and the fact that you can't very well read and deliver otherwise you would keep bumping into things! I think even if I was full-time reading I couldn't manage the number of books that Suz and Susan and Luci and Morphy do. In Suz's case she is also very gainfully employed which makes her stats even more amazing.
Kath - I won't give up on Louise Penny. I just wasn't really in the mood for it the first time around. If someone like yourself who has stated that she doesn't want to get involved with further series so passionately defend one of the series' then I have to take notice and continue on.
Karen - My favourite present series is Camilleri's Montalbano books. I was fairly underwhelmed by the first one but kept on by about Book 4 or 5 I was entranced. I will therefore keep on with it.
Mamie - You read nothing last month and I am still trailing in your wake!
Mark - Your reading has impressed me immensely this year mate especially considering your full time job and the fact that you can't very well read and deliver otherwise you would keep bumping into things! I think even if I was full-time reading I couldn't manage the number of books that Suz and Susan and Luci and Morphy do. In Suz's case she is also very gainfully employed which makes her stats even more amazing.
Kath - I won't give up on Louise Penny. I just wasn't really in the mood for it the first time around. If someone like yourself who has stated that she doesn't want to get involved with further series so passionately defend one of the series' then I have to take notice and continue on.
Karen - My favourite present series is Camilleri's Montalbano books. I was fairly underwhelmed by the first one but kept on by about Book 4 or 5 I was entranced. I will therefore keep on with it.
Mamie - You read nothing last month and I am still trailing in your wake!
This topic was continued by Paul's Race to 75 Part 32.
